"Flames Fended Off JG Trade Offers"-Herald

[codynw]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Well Johnny is on pace for 164 points. So not so shabby haha.

Only 41 goals though. Bust.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by codynw

Only 41 goals though. Bust.

Yeah, if he really wants to impress me I would like to see an 81 goal, 81 assist season. 50 of those goals better come in 38 games or less though.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

IMO, Burke turned the corner in the same way Hartley did. I remember reading articles that explained why Hartley left the league after the Thrashers and it had a lot to do with his coaching style. IMO, I think Burke is making that same change as his time in Calgary gets deeper. He says some abrasive things, but I'm starting to see more and more in his interviews of him admitting mistakes. I think the article about how he hated Kessel, then began to like him after managing him for team USA was very interesting. I also liked how after the Baertschi debacle, he sat Gaudreau down last season (press box) and told him not to change his game or he'd be demoted for sure. I can't find the article, but I recall reading it somewhere.

I'm glad we have new Burke rather than old Burke.

I'd be even happier if new Burke lost old necktie fashion-sense.

[Heavy Jack]

Sounds more like 'Flames laughed off JG trade offers'

[Gaudfather]

Feaster did more to secure whatever legacy he will have with the Flames by drafting Johnny, than any other move by a country mile.

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

Feaster did more to secure whatever legacy he will have with the Flames by drafting Johnny, than any other move by a country mile.

He also did create the first line that the Flames currently have.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by 868904

What did Burke do in Vancouver that was so bad?

He laid the foundation for that 2011 cup run for them.

The Sedins, Kesler, Bieksa, Burrows, Edler, were all his acquisitions. That was pretty much the core, with the exception of Luongo and Hamhuis.

Luongo was acquired with pieces acquired by Burke too.

Edler and Burrows were Nonis acquisitions while Luongo was primarily traded for Bertuzzi who was a Keenan acquisition. That being said a good GM (which Burke was/is) is someone who acknowledges what they have already and builds around that. Teams aren't built overnight after all and a cup victory is evidence of a decade of work, if not more.

[Hackey]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

Feaster did more to secure whatever legacy he will have with the Flames by drafting Johnny, than any other move by a country mile.

It was Button who chose to leave Johnny off their ranking list and was his choice to pull the trigger when they did. I'm glad he's still with the organization.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Hackey

It was Button who chose to leave Johnny off their ranking list and was his choice to pull the trigger when they did. I'm glad he's still with the organization.

Crazy part is he had Kucherov on the same list.

It was Tampa taking Kucherov that caused them to move earlier on Gaudreau.

Would have been awesome to grab both those guys in that draft.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

Feaster did more to secure whatever legacy he will have with the Flames by drafting Johnny, than any other move by a country mile.

Feaster had an intelligence to him about surrounding himself with intelligent people and letting them do their jobs and trusting them to do their jobs.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

Feaster did more to secure whatever legacy he will have with the Flames by drafting Johnny, than any other move by a country mile.

I agree. Feaster allowing Button to pick Gaudreau when he felt he had to was a great managerial move. Monahan is an unreal player but was an obvious choice. Finding the late round star really makes a GM look good