Burns may be a top 20 player, I don't have a strong opinion on that point. But regardless, one guy doesn't get you in the playoffs. Even two guys don't. If you don't surround those guys with some roster depth and decent goaltending, you're still screwed. Look north for evidence of that.
If there's something I neglected to mention, it's coaching and culture, which the Sharks do have. That could carry them through even if the roster proves as thin as it looks on paper.
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