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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Really? I honestly do not get what is hard to comprehend?
Burke is the boss he has a team (scouts) he has assembled that is going to execute his vision for the team (players). The message was almost certainly “we need to get bigger and tougher” the scouts then prioritize a list that ensure this criteria is met. In the top 4 I am sure the Flames prioritized BPA to which there was a clear tier of 4 players at the top. We all knew there was a 95% chance the Flames would get Bennett, Draisaitl, Reinhart, or Ekblad (no way he was falling to 4th however). There was some discussion if the Flames even had Nick Ritchie that high on the list because he was a big power forward winger.
They take the first pick with a plan to take their top goalie in the 2nd round then focus on big, tough players. Burke doesn’t have to personally scout anyone to set a vision for what type of player he wants.
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Except Treliving was the boss and in full control of all hockey decisions by that time. We know that because they have both told us that multiple times
So the 2014 draft, Bollig trade etc are all Treliving decisions. Not Burke, who was only acting GM for four months