If Guance can work on moving his feet, gain some acceleration/speed, he has the ability to be a very strong 3/4 C/W...
He has the game smarts, has size, and is positionally very sound.
I think people assumed because he was a first rounder that he would automatically be a 1/2nd player and given he's showing he doesnt have that 'elite' skillset seem at times a bit concerned or upset.
But, a guy who can be a great shut down center at 3/4 is also very valuable. I think about a guy like Manny who was a high first rounder with similar point totals in junior (ppg) and how valuable a type of player he was for us during the run, is now for montreal etc.
I think Gaunce, seems to have a well rounded tool box but doesnt seem to 'excel' at anything in particular. This is always a worry as players typically need to excel in at least one area (and usually more) of the game to be legitimate NHLers...Whether that's skating, passing, hitting, scoring, in the past even fighting...and given Gaunce hasn't shown to be 'great' in any one area there is always worry.
But, the areas he can certainly develop, to ensure he can be a valuable player, are those areas that are indeed coachable/teachable. If he can work on his skating, faceoffs, continue to develop his defensive awaresness and keeping his 'motor' going....he could become a very valuable 3/4c