There’s a big difference between, “on his bio it says he can play center,” and “1C for an NHL team.” He’s a winger.
Your number one center is a winger. Nothing else in the forward group makes up for that. Good number one d, and then three good players to round out the top four….but there are injury questions with all of them. Bottom pair sucks. Goaltending sucks. This team has the potential to be historically bad.