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Originally Posted by FAN
The way I see it is that Button runs the draft. That's his job. He's the one in the room working with his team of scouts to come up with a list. If Treliving and Burke has an opinion about a player, I expect them to give their opinion and ultimately I think if there is a battle over who should be ranked higher and Burke is convinced about a player, I expect Burke's opinion to win out.
Where I really think Burke will come into play is whether to trade up. If Burke and his staff are convinced that there is one player in the draft that is head and shoulders above everyone, I expect Treliving to negotiate the deal and Burke making the final call. That's how this management structure works.
Burke's job isn't to run the business side of things, hire a GM, and let him make all the decisions. He's there to supervise and all big decisions have to go through Burke for approval. This draft is going to go a long way in helping to rebuild this franchise. There is absolutely no way Burke sits back and just rubber stamps and he shouldn't. No his role isn't to be front and center. He shouldn't be the one on the phone negotiating with teams on trading up. That's Treliving's job. But Burke is there asking questions and deciding whether to give Treliving the go ahead or not.
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First off I don't know ... just guessing.
But my gut says Button runs the draft almost exclusively for rounds 3 and on. He gives his view and recommendation on the first pick, and maybe the first pick in the second round, and then it falls to Burke and Treliving to make the final call.
How does that work? Anyone's guess.
However I would guess that Treliving has a very strong view as he's been on the road scouting for the Coyotes for months and Burke has admittedly not even seen the top three. That's telling to me. If he isn't hitting the pavement then he isn't calling the shots.
My gut also says Treliving wants to know what his boss thinks. As they've gone through the process of what iffing the top picks he's had a strong view but asked and entertained Burke's view strongly. The man has built a cup championship and he's not stupid enough to ignore it.
I also think Burke hasn't gotten as far as he has without listening to his top scout (and now his GM) and is fully prepared to discuss and quarrel and ultimately go with a passioned view from Treliving.