NASHVILLE — News? Dustin Byfuglien didn’t spill a whole lot of that Friday at the NHL all-star media day at Bridgestone Arena.
Personality? That came flowing out of the Winnipeg Jets defenceman like it rarely does.
For instance — Byfuglien was asked what he thought the difference would be between the NHL’s new regular-season-overtime format of five minutes versus the 20-minute three-on-three games between the divisions that will be Sunday’s all-star game tournament.
"A hidden bagger," he laughed out loud, clearly intimating a conditioning conspiracy by the NHL’s coaches.
Friday morning, he volunteered, along with Daniel Sedin and Roman Josi, to visit the opening of a recently renovated Nashville Inner City Ministry, a 30,000-square-foot space that will serve as an all-star game legacy Family Life Centre dedicated to help at-risk youth with educational and vocational programs.