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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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That is a really good list. In the however many years Feaster has been GM, he's only drafted 1 NHL player. 4 if you include Horak, Blair Jones and Sven (but all are in the AHL)