Wild defenseman Brent Burns like his old self after recovering from concussion, shoulder surgery
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on October 2nd, 2009
After a difficult season that ended with the Wild missing the playoffs and Brent Burns on the sideline because of a concussion, the team’s blue line looks like one of its strongest assets this season partly because Burns is healthy.
Actually, he’s more than simply healthy.
He’s the Brent Burns of old.
Greg Zanon, signed over the summer as a free agent and paired with Burns at defense during several exhibition games, had his eyes opened.
“He’s just a dynamic player,” Zanon said. “He is one of the top, and he’s going to be one of the top players in the league for a while.”
Like many in the Wild organization, assistant general manager Tommy Thompson couldn’t wait to see Burns back on the ice this fall.
“Since the start of training camp, the single most pleasing thing for me is to see Brent Burns back and able to function at the level he was at prior to his injury,” Thompson said. “Because of the way he approaches hockey and he approaches life, he brings a lot of energy to the situation.
“He’s a very important guy to the team for two aspects: his hockey ability and his spirit.”
Click here to read the full article – By Bruce Brothers of St. Paul Pioneer Press
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