Big Bear has big plans for the summer.
Finding a place, settling into Buffalo and finally moving the last of his luggage out of San Jose all top the 23-year-old’s list of things to do.
Of course, more important than “seeing what Buffalo has to offer,” Steve Bernier also wants to focus on improving what he can provide for his new team.
“I’m going to work on my footwork, that’s the main thing,” he said.
But one of the few things that the “Bear” does not have to worry about this busy offseason is losing some of the stature that has essentially led to his nickname.
Standing at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, Bernier’s level of conditioning was identified as an area of concern from critics, but according head coach Lindy Ruff it couldn’t be further from the truth.
“He’s a young player that needs a lot of direction but he’s not an out of shape player,” Ruff said. “What he needs- what you can identify in a lot of young players- as a big man is a little bit more quickness.”
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