to me it makes a lot of sense to establish the reputation that you can negotiate to a point, but teams thinking you're going to bend over because a guy is a UFA- you just can't let people have that kind of leverage on you. And it is WORTH potentially losing whatever value you are leaving on the table (what, a 3rd? who fataing cares?) to establish that reputation. I agree 100% with Burke on this one.
And for that matter, just about everything Burke says or does, from a purely asset management perspective, has made sense to me and I can understand where he's coming from. Most of all, I love that he has a plan and that he has a clear vision for what he wants the team to do.
Love Burke, the perfect guy for the job and I hope he doesn't find a GM unless that GM is razor sharp and has an excellent understanding of asset management and negotiation skills. I guarantee Iginla woulda been gone 2 years earlier if Burke was at the helm at the time.
No Craig Conroy doesn't strike me as that guy.
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