Avalanche Free Agency
Deen’s View: At 40, Burns Isn’t Done Yet — But Where Does He Fit on Colorado’s Blue Line? (+)
Brent Burns is 40 years old, but it’s not going to stop him from being a contributor for the Avalanche.
After all, this is a player who has spent the last two years of his career with the Stanley Cup hopeful Carolina Hurricanes. He ran their power play, he played over 20 minutes per game, and he was a key penalty kill contributor.
And he did it at a towering 6’5, 230 lbs as a right-shot defenseman lining up for one of the league’s more analytics-driven teams.
Now, he’s on his way to Colorado to make a $1 million base salary with games-played bonuses that could reach $3 million in additional pay.
Finding the right fit for him in the lineup is something that’s not yet figured out. Not even on paper.
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