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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Worst part is they scouted him extensively and when I asked was only told "we loved him"
Brian Burke blew that draft just like he did drafting his four years in Toronto
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Wow that just makes it worse. You want to reach with a pick you do it with a player like Point not a 4 point player like Smith.
It’s even more annoying because Burke put views on how the game should be played based on something that happened 7 years prior to the draft. The league was moving forward with skill teams like Chicago, LA, Boston, Tampa. They had some size but I wouldn’t call Bergeron or Kopitar truculent players.
I still remember when he fired Feaster and in his press conference said the Alberta is Black and Blue hockey and that’s what the fans want. I’d love to see the fan survey they took to get to that conclusion.