Looking Forward: Seguin will have to deal with the fact he is the highest paid player on the team, and with that comes certain expectations (or criticisms). But if Seguin is your second or third-line center, you are in pretty good shape. He tallied 21 goals among 50 points in 76 games and continues to show he still can be a force with his speed and his shot. It will be interesting to see how he works with free agent Matt Duchene, and he still is in a flexible position depending on how the coaching staff wants to use Wyatt Johnston. Because he has a right shot, Seguin is easier to move to the right wing than Duchene, and he has proven in the past that he can adapt to all sorts of roles. That can be good and bad, as it likely will increase his importance, but possibly decrease his scoring. When you can do everything, you don't usually get to do the one or two things that lead to goals. Seguin is the team's top faceoff man in volume at 870 last season, and he is a solid dot man at 54.7 percent. With Luke Glendening's 608 right-handed faceoffs leaving the roster, Seguin could get even more time in the circle. Could Seguin find some offensive magic with Duchene? Could the coaches shuffle the lines and let Seguin play more with Jamie Benn? Those are intriguing questions that will determine just what role the 31-year-old forward will play this season.
