Buffalo Sabres Roster Report: Centers

Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

This is the pick that I will likely be most wrong on. (Who am I kidding, its July and I am running this series. Injuries and passion are going to dictate the order of the centers, not some random feeling in the middle of summer).

I want to see Girgensons as the third line center, because I think he has the power to handle going up against third line types. He is the type of guy that you are going to look to in key situations, think Dan Paille for the Boston Bruins and Dominic Moore for the New York Rangers. Names that become house hold in a good series, but for the work they do against other grinders and make series changing moves when the top lines keep cancelling each other out.

Sure we would like to think that every center the Buffalo Sabres have signed or drafted is going to be worthy of the number one spot, but its not likely that will happen.

Zemgus Girgensons brings to the third line exactly what the Buffalo Sabres need, size, power and hunger – giving the Sabres three lines that they can roll at the opposition that can put the puck in the net – but still have some power guys that can make it difficult to play against.