Update: Brent Burns’ contract does not include a no movement clause but there is a limited no trade clause. From Friend of the Blog Kevin Kurz:
Clarification on earlier tweet: there is NOT a no-movement clause in Burns contract, but there is a limited no-trade clause #SJSharks
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) November 22, 2016
The contract is also front-loaded. The details:
Burns will earn $54 million in the first 6 years of the deal. Then $5 M a year for final two seasons. Adds up to $64 M total.
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 22, 2016
Other Burns coverage:
I’ll update this list with all our stories as the day goes on.
How the Brent Burns contract impacts the Sharks’ future
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The deal is done. Brent Burns and the San Jose Sharks have reached an eight year, $8 million a year contract extension that will keep the Wookiee in San Jose for a very long time. Pierre Lebrun broke the news on Twitter:
Sharks have agreed to eight year deal with Brent Burns believe to be worth around $8 M a year on average
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 22, 2016
This has been a point of concern for Sharks fans this year, and no doubt the size of the contract will give others heart palpitations as well. We knew this was going to be expensive — we were right.
Burns is one of the most valuable players in the NHL and now the money matches the value. This is a move the Sharks had to make and one that comes as a sting of karma after underpaying Marc-Edouard Vlasic all these years.
We’ll have more on this later, but for now all you need to know is that the Wookiee will call San Jose home for a very long time.
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