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Colorado Avalanche · right-shot defenseman · age 41

Brent Burns scouting report

Overall
58.7
Position rank
112th / 327
Cap hit
$850K
Expires
2026-27 UFA
Value verdict
Underpaid
Model value
$9.86M

The Colorado Avalanche right-shot defenseman carries a 58.7 overall, 112th of 327 rated defensemen, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is offensive creation at 77, with defensive impact (39) trailing the rest of his game.

He surged from 61.5 in 2024-25 to 70.6 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 18-season card history.

At $850K through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $9.86M, so the Colorado Avalanche save roughly $9.01M a season against his production.

His cap hit is the 20th-largest on the Colorado Avalanche NHL roster and uses 0.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.2M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense77
Defense39
Play driving47
Finishing41
Power play72
Penalty kill58

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26COL8270.60
2024-25CAR8261.5-0.3
2023-24CAR8294.70.4
2022-23CAR82991
2021-22SJS8258.7-0.2
2020-21SJS5671.9-0.2
2019-20SJS7068.2-0.1
2018-19SJS8285.90.6
2017-18SJS8283.90.3
2016-17SJS8289.41.4

Other COL defensemen by rating: Cale Makar (96.1), Devon Toews (93.7), Sam Malinski (85.2), Josh Manson (60.2). See the full Colorado Avalanche cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.