There is only one NHL player who’s survived a cheetah attack, occasionally loses a few large snakes and once convinced Canadian customs to let through a collection of knives.

There is only one Brent Burns.

Now 40 years old, Burns signed a one-year contract with the Avalanche in July. He’s still chasing his dream to win the Stanley Cup.

Burns is also still the same guy he has always been — the most interesting man in the NHL — as he enters his 22nd season. He’s posed naked on the cover of ESPN The Magazine. He had a two-episode run as a guest star on the show “Vikings.” He hasn’t missed a game since 2013, and his iron man streak can reach 1,000 this season.

“If I remember correctly, he looked a lot different,” former San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture, who played with Burns for 11 ye

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