I really don't get the infatuation so many people have with Burke. I find him to be an irritating and juvenile individual. And a poor gm.
During his tenure with the leaf he did some good but he also made some pretty big errors. Some examples are
- trading the 2 overall pick, 32 overall pick and another 1 rounder for a very good, but not great forward
- signing multiple large contracts for players that were consistently healthy scratches or demoted to the minors (komisarik and Conolly)
- he held onto a terrible coach for way to long
And while not issues per say but very much like Feaster he
- brough in the "best goalie outside the NHL"
- signed a bunch of college players
- brought in a veteran goalie to help kids (people are saying Feaster should not bring back a veteran next year)
In my opinion Feaster is still as good if not a better gm than Burke and deserves to run a rebuild. Heck he was the only gm to get a first rounder in the draft this past deadline. And he got 2. Plus a boatload of cap space.
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