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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Yeah pretty weak to suggest Burke had nothing to do with either Anaheim's championship or Canucks emerging into a contender.
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Even weaker that you felt the need to invent words to put in my mouth. But i can do it too, if you like: You're basically crediting Burke for success that his successor enjoyed in Vancouver and you are crediting him for success that his predecessor's work created in Anaheim. In short, you're bending facts in one case or the other to fit the narrative you wish to invent.
Ultimately though, I did not say he had nothing to do with Anaheim's championship. I said he got lucky. He had a perfect storm of opportunity that simply does not exist here, so pretending that the "Anaheim blueprint" is the way to go is great and easy to say... but you'll have to show me where there are HHOF calibre players lining up to play here because (1) his brother is already in town and (2) he's had success here and is coming back after chasing the Cup elsewhere ended in disaster. I'll give Burke credit for winning the Pronger sweepstakes, but again, I don't see HHOF calibre defencemen looking to get out of bad situations.
Burke is right in the need to get bigger. That was obvious given the division we are in. And I am not arguing against the decision to fire Feaster. But the simple truth is, I believe Burke's reputation is built primarily on being a loudmouth and that I do not have high confidence that he - and whatever puppet he brings in to pretend to be GM - is the right person to build this team.