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Originally Posted by gpflamesfan
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
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He traded for a pick that turned into the 2nd pick much different from trading the 2nd overall pick. Most people did not think that would be the 2nd pick at the time of the deal.
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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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Best goalie outside of the NHL according to him not most people that follow the KHL.
What is great about signing college players if they do nothing for the NHL team like it appears they will do.
That vet goalie sure is helping a lot.
Did not realize that Feaster was GM of Buffalo as well.