The San Jose Sharks are signing UFA defenseman Kyle Burroughs to a three-year deal worth $1.1MM per season, says CHEK’s Rick Dhaliwal.
Set to turn 28 later this month, Burroughs secures a solid pay raise from the league-minimum $750k cap hit he played 2022-23 on. While he has just 95 career NHL games to his name, Burroughs’ defensive prowess, and physicality impressed during his time with the Canucks.
The Sharks aren’t looking to compete for Stanley Cups anytime soon, but need to add some value to their blueline and Burroughs accomplishes exactly that.
He’ll make the Sharks more difficult to play against, an important quality for a team that could end up losing quite a few games, and could have value later down the line as a flip-able trade asset if he gets more NHL games under his belt and earns an increased role under head coach David Quinn.
A three-year term for Burroughs is certainly a risk, but if he can continue the upward trajectory of recent seasons he could quickly make his $1.1MM cap hit look like a steal.
Grier showing he might just be the worst GM in the league
Why? It’s a great signing for the bottom pairing at a reasonable cap
How? It’s a depth defenceman at a tiny salary.
He’s played basically one full season as a 27 year old. he’s an ahl player at best that’s why