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Originally Posted by FAN
Considering that Burke traded Lupul in the same deal and apparently targeted him when he was a Flyer and ended up trading for him years later, the fact that Burke traded Smid in a deal for Pronger does not preclude Smid from being a guy Burke identified and targeted.
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I don't think Burke didn't like Smid I am just not sure that he had a big enough connection that it was him driving the bus on this deal. I think he would have had a much bigger influence on the Colborne deal than this one for example.