Take a bite
I interviewed former Wild defenseman Brent Burns on KFAN (100.3-FM) on Monday and the San Jose Sharks star revealed he was bit by a cheetah during an off day at the Columbus Zoo on Feb. 20, 2012.
He arranged for a meet-and-greet with several animals and brought along teammates "Jumbo" Joe Thornton and Colin White.
"I had a wool sweater around my waist and I guess that kind of sets a cheetah off a little bit — and nobody really realized it," Burns said. "As I put my arm around the cheetah, the thing like snapped at me and bit me in the ribs and Jumbo could not stop laughing.
"I didn't know if I was all right, and Jumbo was laughing so hard."
The next day, Burns walked into the Sharks' trainers room and said: "Is there anything I need to worry about? I got bit by a cheetah yesterday."
Yahoo … gulp
Avalanche coach Patrick Roy lit into Matt Duchene for his jubilant reaction after scoring his 30th goal late in a damaging loss. "Big cheer, are you kidding me? What is that?" Roy said.
Duchene told the Denver Post the air has since been cleared.
On shaky ground
Coaches who could end up with pink slips this offseason: Ottawa's Dave Cameron, Vancouver's Willie Desjardins and Boston's Claude Julien. Also, there's a chance Arizona's Dave Tippett is ready to move on. Roy is safe, as are, reportedly, Winnipeg's Paul Maurice and Montreal's Michel Therrien.
