Did anyone catch what Brian Burke said on TV over the weekend? Maybe the story he told was already common knowledge and I just missed it, but it made my jaw drop.
He got asked what was the weirdest prospect interview he ever conducted and said it was when he interviewed Yakupov for the Leafs. The Leafs were drafting 5th, and apparently Yakupov was absolutely livid that a team drafting that low wanted to talk to him. He spent the entire interview sulking and giving really brusque answers. I swear Burke even said that it was so hostile that it almost got physical.
You’d think that word of a character issue with a player that severe might get passed around to the different teams, but Burke hates Lowe so much maybe he just forgot to tell him, or maybe Lowe is no good and thought he was smarter than everyone else.
Edit: Found the video. Burke tells it better.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...nterview-ever/