Ian Cole is too slow now - idk if he's able to hold up anymore

Ian Cole isn't coming back since Abby Labar left

Minnesota decline , Burns isn't worth a 2nd at this stage of his career

Burns is too expensive considering we have over $15 million in dead cap (buyouts and bonus overages) next season. He would eat up the majority of our open cap space for this offseason. We also have 6 D signed and 1 RFA. If you took back Merrill, then maybe this makes a bit more sense, but with Spurgeon expected to be healthy along with Faber and Bogo, our right side is pretty well taken care of at the moment.

Also, Guerin probably wouldn't want to pay a 2nd for him either, but that's not even the primary issue with this trade.