Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad was a Calder Trophy finalist last season as a wing. He had a very successful career at that position in juniors. He has never been anything but a wing.
Why, then, are the Blackhawks pushing Saad into a new and unfamiliar role?
With training camp underway in South Bend, IN, Chicago is making good on its promise to give Saad some time in the middle of the ice. Management tossed Saad's name into the mix for the annual vacancy at second-line center at this past summer's convention.
So far, the 'Hawks are backing up that talk on the ice.
Saad skated with Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp on either side of him on Thursday's skate, according to Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times. It appears that this experiment is going to take place in some capacity.
Again, I ask: Why move a kid who could potentially become a premier power forward into a position that he has never played?
Saad is young, strong and not afraid ...
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Article written by Jon Fromi