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Originally Posted by Bingo
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.
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Like I said, I do think Button runs the draft. so I agree with you there. It's really the first pick that I feel Burke will influence. It's a good point about Burke not having watched enough of the top prospects play, that's one reason why I said that I think where Burke will really come in whether to trade up and at what price.
As for Burke listening to his scouts and management team, he certainly listens and defers to his scouts and his management team but he will disagree with them. He supposedly wanted to draft Jack Johnson but his scouts convinced him to draft Bobby Ryan instead, but that was still Burke's call. It has been rumored that he refused to make the Luongo deal despite his entire management team including Nonis telling him to make it. He was not swayed.
I guess where we really differ is our definition of "calling the shots." To me the guy who calls the shots is the guy who makes the final decision. So involved or not, deference or not, Burke is the one who ultimately makes the decision and you got to convince him that what you want to do is the right decision.