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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Burke to me is more of a 'finisher' than a builder. He is too aggressive in his rebuilding.
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I think Burke is a better builder than a finisher. He was too aggressive in rebuilding the Leafs, but he probably learned his lesson.
In Hartford he drafted Pronger. In Vancouver he built the Canucks into playoff contenders, but he was never able to acquire the pieces to get the Canucks over the hump. In Anaheim, Burke got lucky. He found a fool in Jay Feaster trading Shane O'Brien for a 1st thinking that he would use that 1st to add another top 6 forward. He failed but the Ducks went on to win the Cup anyway. In Toronto, once he slowed down and stopped trying to build his team through free agency and went back to building the team through the draft and with youth, the Leafs were back on track. So I think Burke is good at turning around franchises, but his ability to put the finishing touches together is still in question IMO. If anything, Feaster has a better history of putting together finishing touches.