LA Kings Mailbag: Quick Vezina Tour, Cup Contenders, Forsberg, and Free Agency
Panagiotis Mavridis 
Given the depth of Kings centre prospects (Kupari, Byfield, Vilardi, Turcotte) and the centers they already have, which one do you think gets moved? — Jordan C.
The thing is, I don’t think you need to move any of them. The beauty of the centreman position is that you can constantly shift them over to the wing; meanwhile, you can’t just shift a winger over to play centre.
Ultimately, I think Kupari will become a full-time winger at some point. He doesn’t look noticeable when he’s out on the ice to me, which can be a problem for your centreman, considering they usually dictate the tone. We’ve already seen him play wing at times, but I think shortly, we’ll see him entirely switch over to a winger spot, probably on the right-side.
We could see Turcotte eventually move to the wing as well. Through his three games thus far in the NHL, he has a 44.4 faceoff percentage, not significant. However, he has the skill to be a great top-six winger at some point.