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Originally Posted by moon
Isn't his connection that he came in and traded him away after about 1 year in the job?
Now he got Pronger back so understandable why he dealt him but it doesn't seem like a guy he identified, drafted/traded for and then integrated into his team.
Seems more like coincidence than a guy Burke would have identified as a guy the Flames should get.
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Disagree. Burke was quite high on Smid making the Ducks knowing he would be a good NHL defenceman but had to give up Smid and Lupul + to get Pronger. Toronto reacquired Lupul so it's not as if he didn't like the players he traded. The Pronger trade was a case of giving up value to get value. Smid is a big defenceman and if Burke didn't like Smid you can bet they would not be making this trade.