Now it can be told. Brent Burns knew all along. Through the magnificent Grand Canyon gap in his front teeth, Burns uttered the future.
Back in early April, before the first NHL playoff puck had been dropped, the Sharks' defenseman and I left the team's practice rink at the same time one day."So you're covering us in the playoffs, not the Warriors?" asked Burns, always a curious guy."That's my assignment for as long as you keep going," I said. "Just promise me you'll keep playing through the NFL draft. I hate covering the NFL draft.""I don't know when that is," Burns said.