Entries with the tag: brian+burke

Strachan Lets it All Out

by Alanah McGinley on 08/07/08 at 04:20 PM
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From Al Strachan at FoxSports:

[Brian Burke] started off as GM of the Hartford Whalers, a team that had just made the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons. Once Burke got there, they missed.

But he was much better in Vancouver. There, he won a playoff round. Granted it took six seasons to do so, but geniuses can’t be held to the same standards as everyone else. In those six seasons, he missed the playoffs twice and went out in the first round three times.

Of course, Strachan fails to mention the levels to which Vancouver sucked before Burke came to town, but what the hell—Al is on a roll in this column. 

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The Private Pain of Brian Burke & Kevin Lowe

by Alanah McGinley on 07/14/08 at 02:34 PM
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Catching up on hockey blogs over the weekend, I came across the video (below) referenced by David Staples.  In his words, “It’s so bad, it’s kinda good.”

Geez, I don’t know.  This thing is so bad, it’s probably worse than you expect. 

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Fallout of Nonis Firing

by Alanah McGinley on 04/15/08 at 01:11 PM
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The Vancouver Canucks have a press conference scheduled later this morning—I’ll update this post as soon as it happens. (11:10am PT: Updates now below)

Meanwhile, Spector summed up the msm reaction to the Dave Nonis execution firing earlier today:

The firing caught many hockey observers by surprise and some were quick to offer their opinions. TSN’s Bob McKenzie believes it’s the wrong move, citing the good work Nonis had done over the last three seasons in building the Canucks roster and that he couldn’t be held at fault for the rash of injuries to key players that hampered the club this season. Iain MacIntyre also suggested the team ownership had jumped the gun, while Ed Willes of the Province considered it a panic move and a farce.

Nonis must really be a nice guy, because I can’t remember a time in Canucks history where so much hockey media actually thought a Canucks GM should not be fired. 

Anyway, some idle speculation before the press conference starts…

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