This news was surprising, to say the least. My fear going into next season was that Burns and Byfuglien were going to lose their defensive eligibility and only be listed as RWs due to their play this year. Now that Burns is going back to defense full-time, eligibility isn't so much the issue as production is now. Maybe Burns will still be eligible at both RW and D and it'll leave owners a bit of hope that someday he'll move back to forward; who knows?
I wonder why they're switching if he's played great at forward? He played forward in junior, it was the Wild that converted him to a dman. There's always the chance he'll end up playing forward again.
@Nomad - My guess is that Boyle is gone, so they'll need Burns more on defense. I'm also seeing rumblings that San Jose could try to move Pavelski this summer. Interesting times for San Jose.
How did Burns rate as a RW? Even if he only plays D next year, he should be dual eligible for 1 more year. So there'd be a chance to play a D @ RW. (Although it seemed the Burns & Byf owners only rarely used them as RWs. Is that true, Burns/Byfuglien owners?)
@the Olympia: The dual positioning gives you the occasional edge on nights where you have 5 defensemen with games and an open RW slot. How often that happens is highly manager-dependent.
@MillerTime89 Boyle is definitely out. Wilson made that announcement on the same day he mentioned the Burns' move to defense.
I guess Wilson expects that replacing a 25-goal forward will be easier than replacing a 10-15 goal defenseman.
@MillerTime89 If I'm San Jose, my off-season is centered on finding a buyer for Joe Pavelski. You've got a 30 year old forward who is coming off of a 41 goal season. San Jose is on the hook for another five seasons with a $6M cap hit. If we fast-forward five years and you told me that Pavelski never broke the 30 goal barrier again, I wouldn't be surprised.
This news was surprising, to say the least. My fear going into next season was that Burns and Byfuglien were going to lose their defensive eligibility and only be listed as RWs due to their play this year. Now that Burns is going back to defense full-time, eligibility isn't so much the issue as production is now. Maybe Burns will still be eligible at both RW and D and it'll leave owners a bit of hope that someday he'll move back to forward; who knows?
I wonder why they're switching if he's played great at forward? He played forward in junior, it was the Wild that converted him to a dman. There's always the chance he'll end up playing forward again.
@Nomad - My guess is that Boyle is gone, so they'll need Burns more on defense. I'm also seeing rumblings that San Jose could try to move Pavelski this summer. Interesting times for San Jose.
How did Burns rate as a RW? Even if he only plays D next year, he should be dual eligible for 1 more year. So there'd be a chance to play a D @ RW. (Although it seemed the Burns & Byf owners only rarely used them as RWs. Is that true, Burns/Byfuglien owners?)
@the Olympia: The dual positioning gives you the occasional edge on nights where you have 5 defensemen with games and an open RW slot. How often that happens is highly manager-dependent. @MillerTime89 Boyle is definitely out. Wilson made that announcement on the same day he mentioned the Burns' move to defense. I guess Wilson expects that replacing a 25-goal forward will be easier than replacing a 10-15 goal defenseman.
@Olympia - I owned both at one point in the D2, and I can say I never played Burns or Byfuglien at the RW slot.
@Mike - San Jose will be fun to watch this off-season. Will they blow things up or make small changes?
@MillerTime89 If I'm San Jose, my off-season is centered on finding a buyer for Joe Pavelski. You've got a 30 year old forward who is coming off of a 41 goal season. San Jose is on the hook for another five seasons with a $6M cap hit. If we fast-forward five years and you told me that Pavelski never broke the 30 goal barrier again, I wouldn't be surprised.
What do they do with all those NTC's?
Brett Burns ain't got nothing on Drew Doughty.
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