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Trade grades: Carolina Hurricanes get Brent Burns in deal with San Jose Sharks

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

The San Jose Sharks traded defenseman Brent Burns and AHL forward Lane Pederson to Carolina for forward Steven Lorentz, AHL goalie Eetu Makiniemi and a conditional 2023 3rd-round pick. The Sharks retained 34-percent of Burns's cap hit.

Who comes out ahead in this one? Here's how both GMs did in the swap: