A tack on note to this conversation.
IF positional eligibility places Ott as a C-only... then his value completely changes.
In other words... I think it's impossible to talk about Ott in the off-season because a fantasy website might change his position.
In fact, the Buffalo Sabres website lists
Steve Ott as a center.
If I'm writing software (which is a some-year-future-possibility) to determine CENTERS for fantasy hockey, I'm writing it to allocate a player to center if he's
among the top 4 on his team in face-offs.
(Since taking FOW should be the main fantasy hockey criterion for playing a player at CENTER).
If I'm writing software, a player taking 10+ face-offs per game would be deemed a
fantasy hockey center... regardless of what actual position he plays during majority of his shift.
Just a heads up on Ott... you never know... he could be a CENTER in fantasy hockey this year.
And THAT, would change everything.