I was saying Boo-urns

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would be signed to a contract extension by the Sharks (lol).

Sharks sign defenceman Burns to five-year extension

 

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5.75 million a season per David Pollak (Sharks blogger)

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

5.75 million a season per David Pollak (Sharks blogger)

Is that a joke?

 

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Is that a joke?

A joke in that it's too much?!? If he's not a top-10 defenseman in the league, he's in the 11-15 range.

/TSN is now saying 5 years, 28.8 million.

 

[DChero]

Happy August Fools!

 

[Destroydacre]

Great deal to lock up Burns long term. Good cap hit too. Makes trading Setoguchi sting much less.

 

[DChero]

Great deal to lock up Burns long term. Good cap hit too. Makes trading Setoguchi sting much less.

I agree with all but the cap hit. $5+ mil per year seems pretty high for him, but who knows. If they win it all at least once in that time, it's worth it.

 

[Slimpikins]

I'm glad they signed him and I like the offensive numbers he put up but I am still a little nervous about the cap hit. Which could be because I haven't watched him play with San Jose yet.

Either way I am glad he is signed. I was skeptical trading that much for a player with only one year left on his deal.

 

[Rossinole]

Good for Burns. San Jose has to be the all-around best place to play in the league.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

He's very good, but 5.75? Maybe I'm just a contract snob this year but I feel salaries are skyrocketing. Granted, the cap is also going up, but still.

 

[DChero]

He's very good, but 5.75? Maybe I'm just a contract snob this year but I feel salaries are skyrocketing. Granted, the cap is also going up, but still.

I'm with you. I would put him in the $4.5 mil range. That $1 mil could be huge if they have to make a splash at the deadline.

 

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Wisniewski-6 years/$33M
Burns-5 years/$28.8M
Ehrhoff-10 years/$40M
Brewer-4 years/$15.4M
Kaberle-3 years/$12.5M
Jovanovski-4 years/$16.5M

Some numbers from D-men who also got contracts this off-season. I think Burns should have been nothing more than a $5M cap hit.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

Wisniewski-6 years/$33M
Burns-5 years/$28.8M
Ehrhoff-10 years/$40M
Brewer-4 years/$15.4M
Kaberle-3 years/$12.5M
Jovanovski-4 years/$16.5M

Some numbers from D-men who also got contracts this off-season. I think Burns should have been nothing more than a $5M cap hit.

With the exception of Ehrhoff, Burns is a lot, and I mean a lot, better than all those listed. Ehrhoff's deal is also a long term cap circumvention contract. If you look at the first 5 years of his deal he will make $30m. Best compairable out there for Burns is Brent Seabrook with Burns being a tiny bit better offensively and Seabrook defensively.

 

[Darkstone42]

This deal is pretty much right on current market value.

That is all.