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How is this good for the Flames? Burke is stubborn, he is not going to update his philosophies just because they are wrong. Year after year the Leafs chased the play around with atrocious bottom six F / stay at home D / randy carlyle. His response? "I left a playoff team in Toronto". Zero humility.

Just as Hartley was stubborn about his systems and player usage - the only actual fix was letting him go.

Burke will always insist on filling out the bottom of the roster with slow, unskilled grinders who can bring that "truculence". It's not a show. Bollig who is barely an AHLer played 54 games for us last year.

If Treliving has consistent veto right over Burke, maybe we can build a true contender. A lot more likely though, is Burke's "guy" has the same philosophies that failed team USA. Look at how the Coyotes were constructed over the years and I am not instilled with much confidence ether.

When the Lightning signed Yzerman, they were trying to build a team like the organization he was from. Well the Lightning are now the modern day Red Wings.

We will see about Burkeliving. But it is optimistic to thing stubborn old boys will change with the times. Thanks to our high draft picks + Gio/Brodie/Gaudreau/Backlund who all predate them, we might win despite their philosophy though.