Dallas Stars among potential landing spots for Brent Burns this summer

Long-time San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns may be on his way out of San Jose this summer with the team missing their third postseason in a row. Even at 37 years old, he is still a serviceable offensive defenseman that can provide veteran leadership in the locker room. Burns did not leave it out of the question to leave the Sharks in order to chase a Stanley Cup elsewhere.

«San Jose has been a special place for us, for our family," Burns said at the time. «It's definitely tough when you lose three years, not making the playoffs. I think everybody feels that way, whether they're young or older. At the end of the day, that's what we all play for. I've been in the league long enough to know that, when you're doing these meetings at this time, there's a lot of changes that happen, that need to happen. A lot of changes are going to happen here. When you're looking for a new general manager, there's a lot of things on the table. So I don't know. I'm going to be staring at a squat rack in a little bit here and trying to get my head wrapped around that.»

According to NBC Sport's Sheng Peng, there are multiple trade suitors for Burns including the Dallas Stars. This one seems to be the most intriguing as Burns has an offseason home in Texas, and there would be a reunion with former Sharks teammate Joe Pavelski. Along with this, former coach Pete DeBoer is the frontrunner to be the Stars' next head coach.

Other potential suitors included the Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, and Vancouver Canucks.

Where could #SJSharks trade Burns?@MikeHeika (DAL)@BryanBastin (NSH)@stefen_rosner (NYI)@MacfarlaneHKY (CGY)@OvertimeScottB (CAR)@GeorgeRichards (FLA)@TheDanKingerski (PIT)@sammisilber (WSH)@simmerpuck (VAN) talk about a possible fit: https://t.co/61S1YSauLK— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) June 10, 2022

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