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Is Tavares an upgrade at center? Yeah. Is worth his AAV after retention? Yeah. Will he continue to be worth that reduced cap hit? Maybe. Does he fit the Wild's window at all? No.
Minnesota can't accept that
And, now this is just personal preference but the 1C spot is fine for right now with Hartman. He fit really well between 97 & 36. Rossi takes the other offensive center role and JEE is fantastic as shutdown center with a bit of a scoring touch. Actually, he's incredible in that slot and will continue to be.
18-14-17 was one of the very best 5v5 lines in hockey last year, and even before that.
It's an upgrade but it's completely unnecessary and makes the cap even more difficult to work around