Back at forward?Yeah as much as we rag on KK for being a problem for the roster, Burns has quietly become our biggest. There's no place to put him that doesn't hurt, so we play him where it hurts the least and kneecaps arguably our best player. And it's not like we can bench him with the ironman streak ongoing.
And I can't see Burns being back next year even as #6, because you aren't moving Ghost up to the top 4 and Ghost-Burns won't be any less horrifying next year.
I don't think this Burns is how you mentor Nikishin either. Use the Burns and Orlov money to get a top 4 RD and a top 6 forward.