8 Best Contracts Signed in NHL Free Agency 2025
The dust has settled on what was a relatively underwhelming NHL free-agent class. There are still a few stragglers who could sign for cheap, especially the longer they stay unsigned,…
Category Archives: Brent Burns
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 3, 2025
Avalanche Sign Brent Burns to 1-Year Deal
The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Brent Burns to a one-year contract worth up to $3 million with $1 million guaranteed, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Related: 2025 Free Agency…
Depth Over Stars: Maple Leafs Should Target Several Underrated UFAs
This summer’s free agent crop lacks marquee names beyond Mitch Marner, Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, and Nikolaj Ehlers. Still, as Jonas Siegel of The Athletic points out, it doesn’t mean…
NHL Rumor Mill – May 31, 2025
Hurricanes Need to Move on From Burns & Orlov
The Carolina Hurricanes have long been lauded for their ability to build from the back-end out, consistently identifying capable defensemen to plug into their roster and find success. Over the…
Former San Jose Sharks in the 2025 Conference Finals
The San Jose Sharks are not one of the four teams in the Conference Finals that begin on Tuesday, but they will be able to cheer for many of their…
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – February 2, 2025
Best NHL Players to Make the Switch Between Defense & Forward
Forward, defense and goaltending. Those are the three positions in hockey. Forwards and defense are split into left and right sides, while the forwards have a center to play all…
Revisiting the Brent Burns Trade
On June 24, 2011, the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks made a blockbuster trade on the 2011 NHL Draft floor. The Sharks acquired Brent Burns, who was one of…