Brent Burns on his tremendous shiner after Columbus high-stick

NEW YORK – What a vision Brent Burns is.

Greenish-blue striped suit. Camouflage hat, with two matching camouflage backpacks. That seemingly endless ticket of hair he calls a beard. Those teeth (the remaining ones).

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And now, a new addition: a bright red and purple bruise that keeps his left eye slightly closed, the result of a high-stick from Oliver Bjorkstrand of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

“I felt pretty good. It felt like … I touched it and I was like [crap], it’s only going to be two minutes and I took a beating there,” said Burns, a defenseman for the San Jose Sharks.

There was enough damage to earn Bjorkstrand a double-minor for high-sticking.

“There was a little blood,” said Burns. “But it all stayed in. Saving it [for later in the season].”

What does Burns see when he looks in the mirror with that injury under his eye?

“My left cheek,” he said, drawing laughter.

The San Jose Sharks are in New York to face the Rangers at 8 p.m. on Monday night.

The shiner will eventually leave Brent Burns’ face. The rest of him appears permanent.

Image via Brodie Brazil/CSN Bay Area

Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.

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