Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Kevin Kurz will highlight a different Sharks player every weekday leading up to the start of training camp.
Name/Position: Brent Burns, D
Age: 31
Salary cap hit: $5.76 million, pending unrestricted free agent
2015-16 year in review: There wasn’t a player on the roster that benefited more from the overhaul of the Sharks’ coaching staff than Brent Burns. No longer would there be any ambiguity over his position, as new coach Pete DeBoer made it crystal clear shortly after he was hired that Burns would stay on the blue line for the duration of the season.