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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I would much rather the Flames consider other options for GM. I would find listening to him to be painful, and I feel he is not cut out for a rebuild.
Toronto - looking at their situation, does anyone consider their rebuild over? What do they have? What impact players do they have? Do you see their trajectory as that of a Stanley Cup contender down the line? I don't think so. They have a very solid chance of getting into the playoffs (minus some implosion of sorts), but nobody has them being a contender this year. Looking at their pipeline, I just don't see enough there to put them over the top at all.
Burke to me is more of a 'finisher' than a builder. He is too aggressive in his rebuilding. Sure, perhaps he would have won a few more trades, but that is over for Calgary. Tanguay and Cammy are not going to return huge pieces. I would be more scared of Burke hastening the rebuild artificially and ending up with not much in the system. Besides... I seriously think he would drive everyone crazy with his media scrums with his personality.
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I would tend to agree with you but at this point what the Flames need is a GM who will tell the owners and King to pound salt, and despite some of his other shortcomings I would hazard a guess that no one is as skilled at doing that as Burke, of course that is why he won't get the gig and why any GM they bring in will likley be hamstrung from the start