I was under the impression, after listening to Burke being asked about Gaudreau's and Arnold's numbers, that this move was made to make earning a permanent spit on this team something a little more special. He said players would wear their rookie/training camp numbers until they got a permanent spot when they would be switched to a traditional number.
I don't have that much of a problem with it when it is approached like this - it doesn't really sound like Burke is trying to wage war with or assert control over any "high-numbered" players. Personally I kinda like the unique numbers, but I can get behind this.
One thing that no one seems to have considered is that maybe the players themselves support this. It appears many of us have jumped to the conclusion that Burke arrived at this decision in a vacuum and the players will automatically reject it simply because they may happen to have high numbers.
Just my two cents on the whole thing.
Oh yeah, and go Gaudreau and Billy!!!
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