Speculation: Question about expansion

[Theodore450]

Players like Burns and Big Buff who have shifted from fwd and Defencce.
How does protecting Them? For example if San Jose wanted to protect Burns as a fed, could they do it?
Very curious, as this could change the way teams protect players in these cases.

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[Neil Hamburger]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2149903

 

[tony d]

I would think they'd go with the position they've played the most games at in the past 3 yrs.

 

[airbus220]

I would think they'd go with the position they've played the most games at in the past 3 yrs.

If you are not sure if a player is a F or D then sure he is a skater, so you can only protect 8 skater and 1 goalie.
If you try to circumvent the rules Vegas might get a 1st round draft pick additionally.

 

[Skobel24]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2131951&highlight=

I posted the same question a while back and got zero responses. lol

 

[WhatWhat]

If you are not sure if a player is a F or D then sure he is a skater, so you can only protect 8 skater and 1 goalie.
If you try to circumvent the rules Vegas might get a 1st round draft pick additionally.

No if you aren't sure if he is a F or a D (which o think no one is close enough to cause confusion) you simply ask the league...

They aren't going to force you into protecting 8 players instead of 10 just because one dude has played at both F and D... that's ridiculous

 

[WhatWhat]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2131951&highlight=

I posted the same question a while back and got zero responses. lol

Because if you just stop and think about it for 5 seconds the answer is painfully obvious

 

[MXD]

Burns and Buff seems to be obvious cases of D.

But I really wondered how Mark Streit would've been treated circa 2007-2008. Played D on the PP but MOSTLY forward at ES on just about every line imaginable. Got some Norris support due to being nominally a D, despite icetime totals around 17 minutes (17 minutes D usually do not get any Norris support whatsoever).

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Yeah i would pretty much think that both Burns and Buff will be protected under D not as forwards.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

I would think they'd go with the position they've played the most games at in the past 3 yrs.

I think both will be protected as D men not Forwards more then likely. Pretty much makes to much sense here.

 

[Djp]

I think both will be protected as D men not Forwards more then likely. Pretty much makes to much sense here.

The league wouldn't allow them to be protected as forwards.