It really sounds like Mitch is here to stay as a center

Source: NHL Wraparound Podcast

I actually saw this clip earlier too but the SDPN podcast alsl talked about this, and it really sounds like the organisation's plan has been with Mitch is to transform him into a center. As a Marner fan and seeing his point decline, I really didn't like this plan because I saw them misutilizing my favourite player, but maybe this will end up being one of the smartest decision they could have made with Mitch. Maybe the Karlsson injury forced their hands.

Quote from the podcast with George McPhee, president of hockey operations for the VGK:

"I can start with Mitch, and it is amazing, I think, what we've been able to do with him, because when we lost [William] Karlsson, we got thin at center and we decided to try Mitch at center. He hasn't- I don't even know if he played it in junior [he has]. most real good hockey players have played centers as young guys, but he never played center in toronto, I don't think he did in london [he did]. so we tried him at center, and he's been fantastic, and we want to keep him there because he's actually starting to become good on faceoffs. But he is a terrific two way player. And it isn't very often when you can convert a winger to a center. That rarely happens in this league. and he's a number two center in the nhl right now. He's been productive for us, but I love the two way game that this player has. He's so clever and so intelligent defensively, stripping pucks, getting in the way of things. He is- and he's played- he's probably been our most consistent player."