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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
This has to stop. He never said that.
He said he didn't know how many real prospects there are in Abby. That is partially because he hasn't had much time to get familiar with them.
It can also simply mean that he is being careful - don't count your chickens until they hatch (apologies for the cliché)
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I don't know why people get defensive about this. It is what it is.
He just got through an evaluation period, in which he decided the flames had not drafted or traded very well (2013 draft class excepted). Do you really think he forgot to stop by Abbostford in that process?
It's fair to debate what he meant by 'pure prospects' - few potential stars? top 6 players? Few nhlers ever? - but it wasn't a neutral or positive comment. Not brutally negative either though. Given burkes rep as a straight shooter And his comment that finding size on the bottom 6 is easy, I think it means he didn't see a lot of top line talent in Abby.