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Originally Posted by New Era
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.
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It's not weak at all (ironic choice of words). Just because you don't get it, doesn't mean it isn't there.
Also, it is not a certainty that they will get nothing for him. If so, that's the way it goes. But we don't know that that is the case at this point.