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I'm sure they'll be some answers with how the roster progresses the rest of the summer, especially with all the forwards. Not a lock if Granlund or Jooris make the starting day roster out of camp; if not, they keep those high numbers, as an example. Then there's the question of Smid.

I know I am in the vast minority of the old school line of thinking, but I have no issue with the rules Burke has laid out (and Sutter had the same rules) around this. When he came in, I am sure there were a lot of ground rules that he established around the code and conduct of the team (most which we don't know), including this one. Seems petty to most, but in Burke's mind it is part of what sets the culture, the team aspect vs individual aspect, and discipline in one regard. And given the way that this team has responded over the past two seasons, that structure and those rules seem to be working overall.

I would rather have this then the pick your own number game, where teams like San Jose had 11 guys in a jersey number over 34 last year against the Flames.