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Originally Posted by edn88
I think that there would have been full scale revolt if Burke only got a 3/4 for Squid.
I think if we can resign him at a reasonable price for next year - great. I like him in a Flames uni. But if he walks next year, that is fine.
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So you wouldn't like another Kanzig or Gillies or Gaudreau or Ramage or Arnold in the system, rather than nothing? That mentality is exactly why our system was total garbage before Feaster took over. Sutter gave away too many picks and sat on too many players rather than keep the picks and prospects rolling into the system. An asset is an asset and without them you have nothing to build with.
This whole Burke-respected-hard-negotiator narrative is weak. If this is his mindset Burke is more concerned about his ego than the future of the Calgary Flames. The Flames need assets to make deals and keep the system stocked. Burke elected to give up an asset, a draft pick, for 20 games of Mike Cammalleri. I don't see that as being a shrewd negotiator. I see that as a short sighted decision that hurt the organization.