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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
A laughingstock with Gaudreau, Monahan, Backlund, Hartley, Byron, Brodie, Giordano, Ferland, Kulak, Jankowski, pending cap space out the wazoo. Basically a team kicking off a rebuild with a plan.
Burke came in and the first thig Feaster does is acquire Smid and Colborne - two big, disappointing players with ties to Burke. Burke's first trade deadline we hang on to Mike Cammalleri out of obstinence even though the return for him could have panned out for us long term. Burke's first draft we bring in Hunter Smith and Brandon Bollig. Then we proceed to not qualify RFA Paul Byron who had a very strong rookie season. A year later we waive Paul Byron who had a strong, if snakebit and injury riddled sophomore season. Last year Treliving publically pointed to "his boss" as the reason for the Luke Gazdic/Tanner Glass deal.
Sorry but Burke' size/truculence fetish was a laughingstock in and of itself.
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I missed this... When and what was said? That's interesting.
Part of me does worry, if Burke had anything to do with the big trades. He was always savy and got what he wanted. Curious how much involvement he had in the Hamilton and Hamonic deals, if he helped bring the price down or if there was any effect from his experience.