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Originally Posted by PeteLFan
I loved his comment that he will not make trades so we get 3 more points in November or 1 more win, just to scratch in. We are building to win championships.
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This.
Other than that, I have very little opinion on the guy. I'm not convinced hiring people is Burkies (
) strength exactly, but at least he seemed very genuinely confident in his hire.
Totally superficial and irrelevant observations:
- Looks very much like a younger Brent Sutter. That makes me immediately suspicious.
- Those big ears look funny, especially when they get all red like they did there. Can't stop staring at them.
- I've never been a huge fan of the modern manager talk, with the overly verbose thanks and being all chummy with everyone.
+ The way he almost jumped out of his chair when Kirsten Hallet asked a question was pretty funny.
Speaking generally, I don't think there's much that predicts who will have success as a GM and who won't, at least looking from the outside as a fan.
As a non-superficial plus, he's a new, young guy brought from the outside, with plenty of experience considering his age. I like that part.