I think Burke did Sutter a personal favour by agreeing to that trade. Both teams lost on the ice, and both GMs suffered losses in their reputations for it.
Sutter, as gruff a guy he was (is?), always seemed to give guys another shot and was a big time gambler. He tried to do well for every player in that trade.
Yeah I'm upset the Flames didn't get more, but I imagine things would have been worse if DP stayed in town.
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