Top contenders for Paul Stastny emerging
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If and when John Tavares re-signs with the New York Islanders this offseason, there will be a lot of teams left in need of a center with few options to turn to. The trade route is an option, although a costly one when searching for a top-six pivot. Not many tTop contenders for Paul Stastny emerging
If and when John Tavares re-signs with the New York Islanders this offseason, there will be a lot of teams left in need of a center with few options to turn to. The trade route is an option, although a costly one when searching for a top-six pivot. Not many teams are openly shopping their top centers either. The draft is no help in a class largely devoid of pro-ready talent down the middle. The restricted free agent offer sheet has all but gone extinct. For those teams in need of center help, this leaves the free agent market as the most realistic choice and, behind Tavares, pickings are slim. Tyler Bozak, Riley Nash and Derek Ryan are all top-five scorers among free agent centers despite all being two-way focused forwards best suited for third-line roles. Joe Thornton, Valtteri Filppula and Tomas Plekanec are all well past their primes and their recent production proves it. There are simply very few good options.For these reasons, it is no surprise that teams are already lining up for the services of Paul St Read more