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Burns should also benefit from a reduced workload. Last season, he averaged 20:57 and was hard-matched against elite competition because he played on the top pair with Jaccob Slavin. It’s frankly impressive that he held his own in such tough usage.
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Coming to Colorado, he’ll be able to slot in nicely behind Cale Makar and Josh Manson on the right-side depth chart. Handling fewer minutes and easier matchups should do wonders for Burns’ two-way effectiveness at even strength. He’ll also be nice top-four insurance in case of blue-line injuries.
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