Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Dustin Byfuglien is one of the NHL's best players in 2010 and is one of the top candidates for the Norris Trophy. With 10 goals and 19 assists in 28 games, the 25-year-old Byfuglien is averaging just over a point per game.
This comes just a year after Byfuglien helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup as a first-line forward.
After being traded from Chicago, along with Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and a prospect, to Atlanta for a first-round pick, a second-round pick, forwards Marty Reasoner and Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin, Byfuglien moved back to defense, where he started his professional hockey career.
It has paid off big time for both Byfuglien and the Thrashers.
Byfuglien has proven that he is not just an elite forward or an elite defenseman, but an elite player. It is going to take a lot of money for the Atlanta Thrashers to re-sign Byfuglien, who is currently making $3 million and can become a restricted free agent at the end of the season if he so chooses.
If Byfuglien does end up winning the Norris Trophy, which he very well could, he will most likely ask for a salary in the rang ...
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