SJHN Daily: The Cheetah, Jumbo & Brent Burns

Brent Burns once had snakes slithering freely in his Minnesota home?

In a recent piece on ESPN, Greg Wyshynski chatted with Burns’ current and former teammates including Logan Couture, Brendan Dillon, Sebastian Aho, and more. The NHL’ers shared some hilarious and startling stories about the 38-year-old veteran, who starred for the San Jose Sharks from 2011 to 2022.

Couture especially remembers the stories Burns would tell of his exotic animals, including a frightening story about his snakes. Couture shared: “Two of the snakes escaped at his place in Minnesota. They were lost in his house for a certain amount of time.”

The Sharks’ captain was alarmed. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, how do you sleep at night? You’ve got two massive snakes roaming around the house and two small kids at that point!'”

Burns, as we know, is a man of a million stories, and this story is chock full of them: Hanging out with Joe Thornton and getting bit by a cheetah in Columbus, what’s inside his massive “Mary Poppins” bag, and a funny Twitter interaction with James Harden.

Here’s a few more:

From Snakes to Machetes, Everybody’s Got a Different Brent Burns Story (+)

Unfortunately, Burns, seeking his first Stanley Cup, may not be long for the playoffs. His Carolina Hurricanes are down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

AT SAN JOSE HOCKEY NOW…

Should the Sharks use Thomas Bordeleau as a center in the NHL?

Pete DeBoer elated to have former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski as part of his playoff run.

Where could Erik Karlsson end up this summer?

Get to know top 2023 NHL Draft prospects Leo Carlsson, Matvei Michkov, and Will Smith off the ice.

OTHER SHARKS NEWS…

Over the weekend, the Sharks hosted a clinic to introduce street hockey to members of the FINaticals Kids Club at Roosevelt Outdoor Rink. They were joined by @sjsharkie along with the @SanJoseSharks and @sjbarracuda Street Team p/b Coca Cola to bring the love of the game to our… pic.twitter.com/5zgllDHs8P

— Sharks Community (@sjscommunity) May 23, 2023

These San Jose Sharks have succeeded so far at the 2023 IIHF World Championships.

The #SJSharks rebuilt in 2023, flipping vets for future assets. @Sheng_Peng joins @VictorNuno12 & Jesse. @catmsilverman covers prospect goalies, #FHLScouts: reports on Eklund, Bordaleau, and Thrun. Polls: @NHLRankKing #fantasyhockey @Fantrax @DobberHockey https://t.co/0wCCw7uNO3

— Fantasy Hockey Life (Jesse Severe) (@fanhockeylife) May 21, 2023

Could the Sharks add free agent Nick Ritchie?

Meet the two skaters signed to the San Jose Barracuda for next season.

Hey! We announced two new signings today 🥳
In case you are wondering who they are, we go to Roman Kinal and Anthony Vincent to uh… introduce each other! pic.twitter.com/nzN3MeWMso

— San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) May 22, 2023

AROUND THE NHL…

Craig Conroy to become the next Calgary Flames general manager!

Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas releases a statement:

onward. pic.twitter.com/kHlCfe8Q0a

— Kyle Dubas (@kyledubas) May 23, 2023

Sergei Bobrovsky has been fantastic so far this postseason.

The Vegas Golden Knights up 2-0 in the Western Conference Final, thanks to Adin Hill.

MetLife Stadium to host back-to-back NHL Stadium Series games.

I’m told the NHL is going to host 2 Stadium Series games next season in February 2024 at MetLife Stadium on back-to-back days involving 4 teams: Devils/Flyers and Isles/Rangers

— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) May 23, 2023

Patrick Roy leads the Quebec Remparts into the Memorial Cup. Could he make NHL coaching return?

Matthew Tkachuk explains his recent, unique overtime celebrations.

Joel Quenneville to meet with Gary Bettman this summer.

Matvei Michkov not attending Draft combine?

The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers could make a trade this offseason.

The Buffalo Sabres could pursue Connor Hellebuyck this offseason.