Burns inks 5 Year Deal With Sharks

No, this news is not directly Wild related, but it may be of interest to the readers here at Hockey Wilderness. Jeff Marek and David Pollack are reporting that Brent Burns has signed a five year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks, worth $28.8 million or about $5.75 million per year.

For those of you who were dreaming of a Burns return to Minnesota, you may commencing sobbing now.

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I'm happy for him.

Wishing him luck in San Jose!

by taralynn09 on Aug 1, 2011 10:30 AM CDT reply actions

Seems like a good deal for both sides. $5.75 mil is a pretty good price point for Burns I think, not too much, not too little. However, I am curious if that includes a NTC.

by Jonsey on Aug 1, 2011 10:32 AM CDT reply actions

It includes a limited NTC. I’m not sure exactly the terms.

by meetyourmako on Aug 4, 2011 3:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Awesome

Good for him, wish I was making that kinda money.

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by Jilliette on Aug 1, 2011 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs

Truth.

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by BReynolds on Aug 1, 2011 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions

That's an awfully fair contract for both sides.

Burns will get another contract in his career. He is getting paid good money, but not very top tier money. I think that is a deal that gets done for a Championship contender. Good for Burns. Best of luck.

by Krotz the Wall on Aug 1, 2011 10:41 AM CDT reply actions

Amazing

I didn’t think they’d get it done so soon, if at all. Great deal.

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by JSLandry on Aug 1, 2011 10:53 AM CDT reply actions

Surprising

With the Wiz kid getting 5.5 million, i’m surprised Burns didn’t get atleast 6. I imagine if he would have went to FA he would have cleaned house, but more power to him taking less to stay on a contender as opposed to going for every last cent.

by ThatGuy22 on Aug 1, 2011 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

Good for him.

He is a genuinely nice guy & only have happy wishes for him except when he plays the Wild.

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by FightingWild on Aug 1, 2011 11:24 AM CDT reply actions

The sobbing has commenced.

:-(

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by minnesotagirl71 on Aug 1, 2011 12:05 PM CDT reply actions

Sniffle.

You can't tame the beast within.

by niemonster3 on Aug 1, 2011 1:24 PM CDT reply actions

Congrats, Burnsie

This is about what I thought we would pay him.

Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.

by redheadzeb on Aug 1, 2011 2:23 PM CDT reply actions

So....

now that San Jose has no longer saved money by trading Heatley, the Wild are still winners counting both trades.

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by TheDragonReborn on Aug 1, 2011 9:03 PM CDT reply actions

In defense of the Sharks...

We got a top tier defenseman we desperately needed, and we also got a guy that has more speed than Heatley (hopefully)…

I’d say it’s a fair deal in the end. But I will say, you guys will definitely enjoy having Seto and Heater on your team now. Seto brings so much energy and so much passion on the ice, while Heater is an absolute workhorse.

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by sharkzfan on Aug 1, 2011 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Thats a very fair deal for Burns, I think both teams should love the trades made.

by Kingpin45 on Aug 2, 2011 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions

There IS such a thing as

A Win-Win trade.

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by Georgie Fruit on Aug 2, 2011 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Exactly… the fact that Burns stays in San Jose at least for the forseeable future… a guy that may become the next Dan Boyle in SJ, that’s a win already for San Jose.

It’s only a matter of time before Seto turns into a win for y’all as well.

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by winthecupsj on Aug 3, 2011 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions