Kings pick up veteran goaltender Burke

The storied career of veteran NHL goaltender, Sean Burke is about to add a new chapter.
Sources tell TSN the soon-to-be 40 year-old has been claimed on re-entry waivers by the Los Angeles Kings who, because of injury, are desperate for some stability in their crease.
Burke, recalled from the AHL's Springfield Falcons still has aproximately $700,000 owing on his $1.6-million contract. However, by claiming him on re-entry Los Angeles will split the remaining portion of his salary.
"He's an NHL goaltender," Kings GM Dean Lombardi told The Canadian Press. "He's a character guy. But we're not sure what to expect. In fairness to him, he hasn't played a lot this year."
Tampa Bay is also relieved of $350,000 in cap space, considered a significant amount as the Lightning position for the possibility of improvement leading up to next month's NHL trade deadline.
Burke has played 797 games in his NHL career spent with New Jersey, Hartford, Carolina, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Florida, Phoenix and Tampa Bay. He has a 2.95 goals against average and .902 save percentage.
With Springfield of the AHL this season, Burke has played in seven games, posting a 4.52 goals against average and .856 save percentage.
Injuries to Dan Cloutier and Mathieu Garon left the Kings with inexperienced goaltenders Barry Brust and Yutaka Fukufuji available and they've struggled. Brust has a 3.59 goals against average and .881 save percentage in ten games with the Kings this season, while the recently recalled Fukufuji has a 5.83 goals against average and .714 save percentage in two appearances.
"Let's face it, in fairness to the kids that are playing for us right now, they're just not NHL goalies," said Lombardi. "It's not fair to Brust or Fukufuji, they're not ready for this. It's not their fault."
From www.tsn.ca/nhl

Hockey Guy Notes: as i said yesterday the kings would pick him up and he is way better then the beach ball in cloutier and garon. He will not be the answear for the sad sack kings.