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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
It's about the approach management has to getting the right return not about how one individual deal influences another.
Burke has said that one of the reasons Feaster wise fired was that he didn't get appropriate return on some deals.
Under Burke and Treliving the Flames seem to be more willing to hold the line on what they think is appropriate value instead of moving completely to accommodate the buyer.
So in the case of Berra, my understanding is when the Avs phoned, the Flames said they still liked Berra and if they were to move him the price would have to be a 2nd.
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Also, said this before, but Burke as a former player agent, knows what selling a guy "cheap" can do as far as repercussions. It annoys the player off with both teams (somewhat), gets agents mad at you and the team for trading away for a low return...a hit to the ego if nothing else.
Look what happened with Cammalleri. Burke gave him what the options and returns last trade deadline. Cammalleri was pissed off and it lit a fire under him for after the trade deadline, and earned him some more free agent $, and earned some points, at least with Cammy's agent and others, that he wouldn't push him out the door (no matter how much Burke wanted to retain Cammalleri or not).
Agents will know what Burke did, and, though it means nothing now for the Flames, for future buisness with Burke and the Flames in general, they will note what he did for their client, and the players will appreciate that as well.
It's the same sort of reputation building around the league/behind the scenes with agents that Sutter built here as GM (which helped aid in guys on the fence coming here, knowing they weren't being double talked or hoodwinked), and Feaster slowly but surely tore down. That sort of behind the scenes reputation repair is EXACTLY the reason the owners brought Brian Burke in.