It has been 25 years since the Avalanche famously traded for a 40-year-old future Hall of Fame defenseman, and Ray Bourque made his final wish come true with Colorado the following season. Chasing a championship is a big part of why Burns wants to keep playing, but it goes beyond that as well.

Burns has joined an Avalanche team that won the Stanley Cup in 2022, but has only claimed a single postseason series win since that fateful run. He will try to impact a talented roster and help the Avs return to hockey supremacy in 2025-26. The post Brent Burns drops truth bomb after signing with Avalanche appeared first on ClutchPoints.