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View Poll Results: Would you want Jagr in Calgary on a 1yr reasonable deal?
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Yes
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08-29-2017, 09:28 PM
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08-29-2017, 10:46 PM
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#562
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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Jagr being a "distraction" is one of the dumbest reasons for not signing Jagr.
If they decide not to sign him, okay, but I hope that's not the reason why.
Hopefully he saw Burke at Orange Julius.
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08-29-2017, 10:52 PM
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#563
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Any reason is a dumb reason not to sign Jagr.
For that reason, sign Jaromir ####ing Jagr.
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08-29-2017, 11:34 PM
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#564
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: So Long, Bannatyne
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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Jagr being a "distraction" is one of the dumbest reasons for not signing Jagr.
If they decide not to sign him, okay, but I hope that's not the reason why.
Hopefully he saw Burke at Orange Julius.
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If anything, the only "distraction" will be that beautiful mullet, shining in post-game interviews, "distracting" awe-struck reporters from asking their potentially inane "interrogative" questions after a Flames loss.
Media: "Jaromir, do you think the team played..."
JJ: "...Played...how?"
Media: "Hmm? Oh...never mind. <Sigh>. Could you shake your head from side to side for a second?"
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08-29-2017, 11:35 PM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Jagr being a "distraction" is one of the dumbest reasons for not signing Jagr.
If they decide not to sign him, okay, but I hope that's not the reason why.
Hopefully he saw Burke at Orange Julius.
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Almost everything that Burke says is meaningless.
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08-30-2017, 12:29 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Rocky Mt House
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If we do sign Jagr at some point in the season Dougie has a mullet wig interview bomb
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08-30-2017, 12:40 AM
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#567
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Almost everything that Burke says is meaningless.
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I'd really like to know what Burke's job is at this point.
Like what are his annual performance objectives? What did he do today? Who did he email? What decisions is he making? Anything.
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08-30-2017, 01:27 AM
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#568
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I'd really like to know what Burke's job is at this point.
Like what are his annual performance objectives? What did he do today? Who did he email? What decisions is he making? Anything.
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Gets up around 11, lunch with the boys at Markland Wood, a little cruise down to Port Credit and back on his new regal 3300, and maybe dinner at Momofuku Shoto on University Ave with his old buddy Lou.
Just the normal stuff people in Toronto do when they're getting paid $3 million a year from a payroll out of Calgary 
Last edited by Snuffleupagus; 08-30-2017 at 01:30 AM.
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08-30-2017, 02:08 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2004
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The Ageless Wonder..a nice video on Jagr's outlook, his work ethic and love for hockey.
https://youtu.be/cjDBdZkSWvs
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08-30-2017, 04:21 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Jagr being a "distraction" is one of the dumbest reasons for not signing Jagr.
If they decide not to sign him, okay, but I hope that's not the reason why.
Hopefully he saw Burke at Orange Julius.
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Glencross poker tournament
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08-30-2017, 09:12 AM
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#571
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by spetch
Glencross poker tournament
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I would take anything I heard at a poker tournament with a grain of salt. Once you're in bluffing mode, it's hard to turn off.
Since when does Jagr have an entourage?
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08-30-2017, 09:14 AM
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#572
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I would take anything I heard at a poker tournament with a grain of salt. Once you're in bluffing mode, it's hard to turn off.
Since when does Jagr have an entourage?
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Travelling Jagrs, obviously.
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08-30-2017, 09:15 AM
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#573
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by Toonage
Travelling Jagrs, obviously.
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Those are more like groupies than an entourage. Minus the sex part (though to each his own I guess).
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08-30-2017, 09:25 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinordi
I'd really like to know what Burke's job is at this point.
Like what are his annual performance objectives? What did he do today? Who did he email? What decisions is he making? Anything.
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I would doubt that a business man as prudent as Murray Edwards would have a figurehead role on the Flames. Burke is the president of hockey ops, meaning everybody reports to him. I imagine a man in his role needs to have a full understanding of every aspect of the hockey side of the business, meaning he is constantly having meetings, calls, or emails updating him on all the going ons of the scouting department, the trainers, the coaches, and the GM. There are a lot of moving parts on an NHL hockey team, and a lot of them do extend outside the GMs role. I'd imagine he's actually quite a busy guy.
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08-30-2017, 09:30 AM
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#575
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Retired
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Pacific Ocean
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Burke has been around long enough, and is smart enough to know anything he tells a fan will be on the web in a matter of hours. He is not giving out team plans at a poker event
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08-30-2017, 09:38 AM
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#576
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Lifetime Suspension
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Burke's reasoning is extremely odd.
Is that buddy person sure Burke didn't think he said Iggy? Pretty sure at this point BB's job is the hype squasher / rumour infiltrator.
There isn't a single rumour that he hasn't come out and outright denied. Seems he hates player hype too. We got excited about Sven then Gaudreau, and Burkie comes back with No Truculence! Small! and Booster Seats!
Burke doesn't like anybody getting excited about anything.
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08-30-2017, 09:45 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I'd really like to know what Burke's job is at this point.
Like what are his annual performance objectives? What did he do today? Who did he email? What decisions is he making? Anything.
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Not saying it is worth millions, but it sounds like part of his job is dealing with all of these fan inquiries, where there is no way the Flames would provide solid information, even if they wanted to. Defuse, possibly misdirect and distract, so the hockey folks can work on actually making the team better.
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08-30-2017, 09:49 AM
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#578
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Burke's reasoning is extremely odd.
Is that buddy person sure Burke didn't think he said Iggy? Pretty sure at this point BB's job is the hype squasher / rumour infiltrator.
There isn't a single rumour that he hasn't come out and outright denied. Seems he hates player hype too. We got excited about Sven then Gaudreau, and Burkie comes back with No Truculence! Small! and Booster Seats!
Burke doesn't like anybody getting excited about anything.
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I see no point in listening to anything Burke says, at all. He can do whatever the Flames want him to, but with this organization best to just have an opinion on their actions and not much else IMO.
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08-30-2017, 10:09 AM
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#579
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
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That guy is too ######y to be a Calgary Flame. Lets try
Calgary Flames (Plus she's wearing red) Vancouver Canucks (probably a professional rioter too) Edmonton Oilers (bet she is wearing sweat pants)
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08-30-2017, 10:35 AM
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#580
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Since when does Jagr have an entourage?
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Burke's comments are a bit strange. I don't get the comment. Jagr's past is a little more checkered than some would like. He does have a history of gambling, troubles with the IRS, and at times a bit of a tough guy to get along with in the dressing room. Maybe that's what Burke was referencing?
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