The Carolina Hurricanes shocked the hockey world last summer when they traded for Brent Burns seemingly out of nowhere. They were bringing in a former Norris Trophy winner who would immediately be an upgrade on the top defensive pairing from Tony DeAngelo and they did it for a very minimal return. Just another steal by General Manager Don Waddell.
Burns was in Raleigh just a few days later living out of his RV that he drove from Texas and was fully committed to helping the team win from day one. He’s extremely well liked around the league and is certainly the most interesting man in hockey (I mean seriously, what other player can say they’ve been attacked by a cheetah?