Brent Burns on his way to the Carolina Hurricanes?
Pierre LeBrun: The Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks are closing in on a Brent Burns trade.
Kevin Kurz: “In my mind, Burns is an upgrade over DeAngelo, as long as his body holds up. And I think it does in the short term at least, considering how many minutes he’s skated in recent seasons. I think ‘Canes got better here.”
Greg Wyshynski: “The Sharks had to trade either Brent Burns or Erik Karlsson. Burns was much more movable.”
Brent Burns, reportedly traded to CAR, is a veteran puck-moving defenceman who played the most minutes in the NHL in 2021-22. Loves to shoot the puck but has been way less trigger-happy in the past few seasons. Something tells me he’ll be chucking pucks again. #LetsGoCanes pic.twitter.com/MJFGL9tc3u
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 13, 2022
Luke DeCock: “$8m cap hit aside, Burns owed only $3m in cash this year (signing bonus already paid), $5m in bonus and salary in each of the final two seasons of his deal.”
Brent Burns looks to be heading to Carolina. Offensive defenseman played big minutes in San Jose. https://t.co/yJeTVroDWM pic.twitter.com/9wGMWVI76b
— Next Level Stats (@NextLevelStat) July 13, 2022
Patrice Bergeron undecided
Patrick Johnston: Renaud Lavoie reporting that Patrice Bergeron is still undecided on his future.
Ilya Samsonov heading to Toronto?
Andy Strickland: Goaltender Ilya Samsonov speculation to the Toronto Maple Leafs grows. (signed for $1.8 million with the Leafs)
Goalie Speculation
Elliotte Friedman: Thomas Greiss could be on his way to St. Louis.
Martin Jones could be headed to the Seattle Kraken.
The Maple Leafs are looking at Ilya Samsonsov and Kevin Lankinen.
