I really don't get the infatuation so many people have with Burke. /Put together a Canucks team that has constantly made the playoffs, won two presidants trophies and made it to the cup once, won the cup with Anahaim and, it would appear, has turned the Leafs into a respectable team/ I find him to be an irritating and juvenile individual. And a poor gm/ short of walking on water and healing the lame not sure what you expect!.
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/Feaster isn't as good as Burke if you only compared the Flames to the Leafs, throw in the Ducks abd the Nucks and its no contest.
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