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Burns confirms he's in tonight
Expect Burns to take his regular shift on the second defensive pairing. He has seven goals and 17 points through 46 games.
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Brent Burns
Age: 39Position: D
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85%
Fantasy Ovr
96%
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Goals
62%
Assists
85%
Power-Play
87%
SOG
89%
Plus/Minus
78%
Hits
41%
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Brent Burns good to play tomorrow night. #SJSharks #cbj
Expect Burns to take his regular shift on the second defensive pairing. He has seven goals and 17 points through 46 games.
"The doctors are still evaluating him," the coach said. "I know he doesn't feel good, and I would doubt that he's going to play for us tomorrow. It's knee on knee, he doesn't return, and he's not walking very well."
Expect Burns to miss at least tonight's game. In his first season with the Sharks, the Ajax, Ontario native has seven goals and 17 points through 46 games.
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Burns has struggled at times adapting to his new system. Through his first 13 games he scored three goals but only added two helpers. Look for him to continue these growing pains in the early going.
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I thought he played well,” McLellan said. “He defended well, and that’s the most important thing. I thought he created some pretty good offensive plays as well in five-on-five situations. He looked much more comfortable on the power play than he did throughout the exhibition season.
Burns was apparently nervous in his first game with the Sharks but still finished with an assist. Look for him to approach career highs in his first season in teal, especially if he develops chemistry with the rest of his linemates.
Burns -- the single most significant acquisition of the offseason -- will start camp alongside Marc-Edouard Vlasic, rounding out a top four
Back when the Sharks traded for Burns we argued his lack of value could derive from not playing top-pairing minutes. While we remain highly bullish on the talented Burns, his value will not exponentially rise until he receives those minutes as he essentially upgrades Jason Demers.
What I’m hearing on the terms: about $28.75 million total being paid out at a flat $5.75M annually, no front-end loading, no signing bonus.
Sharks have sent Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and their first-round pick to Minnesota for Brent Burns and 2d round pick.