Brent Burns Brings Old Spark Back To Ice, Just In Time For Minnesota Wild
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on February 3rd, 2010
The Wild have made some intelligent moves this season, but possibly none better than simply outlasting the concussion suffered by Brent Burns.
While the Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks, two teams battling the Wild for a Western Conference playoff berth, couldn’t wait until closer to the March 3 trade deadline before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs to swap some top talent this week, the Wild took the unassisted route.
On Jan. 21, they simply notified the league that they had added Burns to their roster.
“It was almost like we made a trade,” coach Todd Richards said. “When you’re missing a guy for so long, obviously that’s a huge trade for us, the way that it feels, because you’re bringing in a high-impact player.”
The uncertainty surrounding recovery from a concussion places a team in limbo. Andrew Ebbett and Derek Boogaard missed only a handful of games after hits to the head, but Petr Sykora had his season and his tenure with the Wild derailed, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard will miss his 55th game tonight when the Wild play the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center.
After missing 19 games at the end of last season, Burns was hurt on Nov. 28 and missed 29 more.
He’s back, bringing with him flair, enthusiasm and contagious optimism.
“It’s a great asset to have back on the team,” forward Kyle Brodziak said Monday. “It’s funny how a guy can miss a couple of months and look like he hasn’t missed a game.
Click here to read the full article – By St. Paul Pioneer Press
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