Overview

• Burns' deal carries a $1 million base salary plus up to $3 million in games-played bonuses.
• His signing expands Colorado's blue line to seven NHL defensemen, including four right-handed shots.
• The 40-year-old defenseman is three games shy of 1,500 career contests after playing 925 consecutive games.
• Last season in Carolina, Burns ranked second in average ice time and was a key component of the penalty kill.
• He joins the Avalanche as a cost-effective veteran presence in their pursuit of a first Stanley Cup.