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Originally Posted by Rikster
Regardless of how his career turns out, the question I'd be asking is where does Burkey get off walking into a new organization and publicly calling out one of its top prospects?...
Seems to me it was more about Feaster than it was about the player...
From the interviews I've seen, Sven has been very professional when asked about the situation in Calgary and feels that Vancouver's puck possession style of play is more suited to his game than the north/south dump and chase game the Flames play...
Back to Burkey, you'd think after all of these years he'd have purchased a filter and learned to keep issues within the organization and regarding draft picks he might be wise to take a moment and look over his draft record while in his previous stops and show the humility that his record demands....
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Burke was hired to come in and give a cold sober assessment of the organization from top to bottom and make necessary changes. You might not like his style, and I'll admit that he doesn't always seem like the most pleasant guy when it comes down to business (I am sure he is a swell guy personally though), but he has a reputation as being one of the best and most experienced managers/executives in hockey and has more experience than probably 90% of his peers. That's where "Burkey gets off" calling out a spoiled brat prospect.
The interviews with Baertschi seem quite open to interpretation I guess. Just about every time he opened his mouth, I got the feeling his attitude, mental fortitude and commitment were poor for an NHL prospect. It's not that he seemed like a "bad" guy, but like a guy that wanted/expected things to come easy and would become easily discouraged. Probably a great guy to be buddies with, but not someone you want working for you. It's funny how two people can listen to the same interview and get a totally different view. In the end, the organization seems to agree that he isn't cut out for the Flames and the type of characters we want around the team. I also trust that they have access to a lot more information that what the fans heard in interviews.
Maybe he will turn it around with the Canucks, but it wasn't going to happen here. You can't fast track a guy that isn't giving 100% when you have guys like Bouma, Granlund, Gaudreau and Poirier all moving past him. The Canucks currently have a shallower prospect base, so they will have the luxury to coddle him in the morning and swaddle him at night, which for Baertschi's sake, is probably what he needs.