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Originally Posted by Parallex
Maybe he thought that or maybe Burke just kept on waiting and as a result he just ended up without a dance partner and all the excuses he makes are just him massaging his own ego by refusing to acknowledge that he made a mistake.
Even if that's what he legitimately thought, the question remains as to whether that was wise thinking and IMO it was not.
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Well if we're just going to assume he's lying purely for stroking his ego, we can have a lot more fun. Maybe he didn't get any offers at all (which is essentially what offering a mid-round pick for a top line winger, likely at a reduced salary, actually is). Maybe Burke was offered Kesler for Cammy straight up but declined. Maybe Maloney offered Gormley under the condition that we didn't take Treliving. Man all these hypothetical scenarios, which one was the most egregious error by Burke? Let's choose that one and make it a reality.
Make believe is fun.
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Originally Posted by Parallex
So you think Burke electing to not not take the best deal on the table and walk away with nothing in the end promotes the Flames interests? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
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Again, we weren't left with nothing. We had a couple more months of Cammy, a more competitive team, and negotiating rights to one of the top free-agent wingers. Whether those things are worth keeping vs the possible return is obviously debatable. But those are things, and things are not nothing.