Reverse Brent Burns situation

Almost every time a defenseman is moved to forward, the end up back on defense. Why? Because they suck in that role.

it's not like buffalo fans are doing cartwheels over his defense. i'm all for this to end the season. give it a try. although, i want to see olofsson-kahun-reinhart. johansson only has one year left on his deal after this season. unless he re-ups in the offseason, i want to see if that can be a real 2nd line going forward because eichel and skinner need to stay together.

Why not give it a shot Wqrrior? He lacks the responsibilities to be a good defenseman. SO give him less responsibilities at wing and see how it translates. He has skill hes just too stupid between the ears to play defense. Plus it would be nice to give Buffalo some size up front. Ideally I still want to trade him

Risto sucks everywhere he goes so it doesn't really matter at this point. It's not like buffalo is trying to win so it cant hurt them at all

Can't hurt...don't think he could mathematically be much worse as a forward then he is as a dman...

He isn't worth his contract but I won't go as far as saying he sucks. His point totals are still respectable. An NHLer, but far from what he was expected to be.

Bold move that makes sense. Worth a try.

Currently hes a below replacement level player