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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I really don't understand their decisions on D especially Fowler over Yandle. Orpik over Byfuglien. And Martin over EJ or JMFJ. Makes very little sense to me.
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Did you read the article? The consensus among the GM committee was those guys could not be trusted defensively on the big ice in a big game.
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Originally Posted by saillias
Burke's uses the "straight shooter, tells it like it is" label to act like a dick IMO.
There's being able to communicate issues in a mature manner, and then there's what Burke said. Would expect a bit more professionalism from a team President.
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Originally Posted by strombad
How IS it insulting? It's insulting because he says he's not intense?
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Saying a player lacks intensity is a candid, and in this case accurate, comment. But following up with 'he doesn't even know how to spell the word' is just being a d-bag for no purpose.
Burke likes the sound of his own voice. You might know the type. He's the guy at the meeting who always has to pipe up and mouth off about something just for sake of it. Or make quips and comments about what everyone else brings to the table so he can appear smarter or funnier than they are.
Look, everyone in the hockey world recognizes that Burke is a blowhard who loves the limelight. Just because he's with the Flames now doesn't mean we should pretend that's not the case because he's 'our guy.'
I don't necessarily disagree with Burke's assessments in the US olympic selection committee. But, judging from the article, the way he carries himself at these things is really unprofessional compared to his peers.
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Originally Posted by Tinordi
To me this demonstrates Burke's inability to remove his biases or personal narratives about players. Lombardi makes a solid defense of Yandle in that article using real stats and experience playing against Yandle. Burke just dismisses it because he "knows better."
That's very concerning. To turn this team around we need the best hockey minds making the most informed decisions not some old time "hockey guy" going by his gut. The league has evolved considerably in the past 15 years with the best teams using all of the information available to them to make roster decisions. The margin of error is so slim that we afford to be rolling the dice. We need to be informed with data and impartiality on what makes success (possession and skill) not some bygone adherence to a narrative about "size" and "intensity."
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The thing that concerns me is his mocking of Lombardi for preparing detailed briefs of the bubble players. Like Burke knows all that stuff already just from watching a few games and trusting his instincts. I was really hoping our next GM would the thorough, forward-thinking, studious type like Lombardi or Poile. I'm concerned that even if Burke hires that kind of guy for the GM position, he'll override most of the GM's assessments with his bluster and ego.