Carolina Hurricanes (1-0-0) @ San Jose Sharks (0-2-0)
Brent Burns spent nearly 800 games roaming the ice at SAP Center over 11 seasons with the San Jose Sharks. Tonight, he returns to Northern California and, for the first time since 2011, will enter the visitor’s locker room.
There were, of course, two sides to the trade that brought Burns to the Carolina Hurricanes in July, and we’ll get to the other side in a moment. But Burns was the centerpiece, and he will undoubtedly be the narrative tonight.
This guy was the first player on the ice this morning at SAP Center (he was about to “fist bump” Drew Remenda through the glass).