Am I missing something here? Why would Ottawa commit $5 million to this guy given his declining production and bad reputation? Flames got Versteeg off the street and he's been more productive.
It is even worse when you consider that Burrows has been getting the bulk of his shifts on the top-line for most of the season alongside the Canucks best offensive player Bo Horvat. 20 points for all that.
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"...harem warfare? like all your wives dressup and go paintballing?"
This is pretty damned surprising. Dahlen is a really high upside skill player, which the Canucks have very few of in their cupboard.
I'm not sure why you would trade a prospect that good for a washed up Alex Burrows.
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The Sweden 1st Division actually has a fairly surprising success rate for producing NHL players. There are not a lot of players drafted out of Swe-1, but a lot of them do go on to make an NHL impact. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mattias Ekholm, Filip Forsberg, and Alexander Weinberg are all Swe-1 alumni.
This is a good deal for the Canucks. Chances are good that they manage to ruin it somehow.
Well, yeah, but the Allsvensken is not the SHL. Hard to get a read on just how good this kid is given he's basically playing in the Swedish minor leagues. Though the reaction from Ottawa fans indicates strongly the Canucks did well.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
Even with Burrows, the Ottawa Senators are still very "meh" to me. Much like the City of Ottawa.
Meh.
"Even with Burrows"???
Burrows is basically a plug who doesn't make an impact on any team but the Canucks, and that is only because they have the worst offensive depth in the NHL.
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"...harem warfare? like all your wives dressup and go paintballing?"
Yeah no. It's not that bad. That was obviously a ridiculous trade immediately. Forsberg was always a highly touted first round pick.
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Burrows is basically a plug who doesn't make an impact on any team but the Canucks, and that is only because they have the worst offensive depth in the NHL.
he had interests from the Rangers, Montreal and Anaheim... so i wouldn't call him a plug.
