No one wins every trade. But Burke's overall record is impeccable IMO.
And I agree about those 2011 trades - a very impressive collection of deals.
By the way - that's what he means about trying to speed up the rebuild, IMO. It doesn't mean trying to win now, it means picking up 22, 23, 24 year olds that are ready to break into the NHL now (as opposed to 2nd round picks that are 3 or 4 years away from contributing at all. Trades like those where we picked up Colborne, Knight, Russell etc.
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