Jets will keep Byfuglien at forward
/The Winnipeg Free Press outlines the positives the Jets have seen as a team with Dustin Byfuglien having moved from defence to forward and coach Paul Maurice doesn't anticipate switching the rugged forward back to the blueline.
"He's just too valuable up front. It's not a case of whether Buff can play D, he can. He's just been too important a player for us up front. There seems to be some chemistry with Blake Wheeler. We've had different centreman go in there over time, but the two of them have become hard to handle in the offensive zone. We're far enough along in this test to see if we like it and he's become a very good forward for us."
Byfuglien is having fun, Maurice says.
"There are handful of guys whose best part of the day is game night. Some are intense and wind themselves up," said Maurice. "He's having fun just before a game because this is something he enjoys. He talks on the bench. We have a quiet group, so it's a good thing."
Insightful comments from Maurice in the article on the sort of puck possession the Jets want and how Byfuglien is helping to achieve that goal.