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Originally Posted by jg13
Burke did some good things in Toronto:
1. Giving us spare parts for Dion who at the time looked like the real deal,
2. Getting Kessel into Toronto which looked like a major win for the Bruins at the time but now you could argue Toronto won that trade.
3. Getting JVR into Toronto who has looked a lot better than I ever thought he would.
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4. Dealing Francois Beauchemin for Lupul, Gardiner & a 4th-rounder,
5. Trading Tomas Kaberle (plus, I think, a 4th-rounder) for a 1st, a 2nd and a certain Joe Colborne whose stock was higher then than it is now,
6. Getting Matthew Lombardi & Cody Franson for Brett Lebda (say what you will about Franson - getting him for freakin' Lebda is a steal).
I was getting nervous that Burke was actually turning around that disgrace of a franchise, and then the leafs kindly let him go so we could have him.
Thank you, MLSE.