There was a time when many were concerned about Dustin Byfuglien’s fitness level, wondering how the big man might hold up over the rigours of a long NHL season.
Those days are long gone. And good thing, too, as Byfuglien has turned into the league’s marathon man, spending more time on the ice than any other player in the league so far this season.
Byfuglien entered Thursday night’s game averaging a whopping 29:30 per game. That’s more than two minutes more than reigning Norris Trophy winner Drew Doughty, who sits second overall in the NHL.
It’s also, according to his head coach, not sustainable.