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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
Burke's track record speaks for itself. Outside of the Kessel trade (which he himself claims came to early on in the rebuild) he has done a very good job at drafting and trading specifically.
Thomas Kaberle trade? Win.
Francois Beauchemin trade? Huge win.
Dion Phaneuf trade? Massive win.
Hell the man even got a 2nd out of us for dumping Primeau on the leafs.
Look at his draft history...
Chris Pronger
Manny Legace
Bryan Allen
Jarkko Ruutu
Daniel Sedin
Henrik Sedin
RJ Umberger
Kevin Bieksa
Ryan Kesler
Bobby Ryan
Matt Beleskey
Jake Gardiner
Justin Schultz
Nazem Kadri
Morgan Rielly
That is an impressive list of talent no matter how you slice it. Sure he has had his misses like everyone else, but not many GM's can match his resume.
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i'm with you, burke got a bit of a bum rap here in Toronto and, besides keeping wilson on as coach too long, did a wonderful job...especially stockpiling good assets...
would be happy with him and/or davidson involved with this team.