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Breaking Down The Burke Drafts
by Paul on 11/29/08 at 09:17 AM ET
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from Paul Hunter of the Toronto Star,
Those calling, or hoping, for new general manager Brian Burke to ratchet up the Maple Leafs’ rebuilding process by dumping veterans for draft picks, might be wise to tone down their enthusiasm.
During his years in Vancouver, Burke and his staff were not exactly draft day geniuses.
We all know that the entry draft is a guessing game at the best of times; an educated guessing game but a crap shoot nonetheless. And twice during his time heading up the Canucks, Burke completely crapped out on draft day.
Toronto will officially introduce Burke today at 2pm ET and you can watch at the Leafs site.
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You’re right that the article is poorly formed, puckbuddy, but it is important.
Burke has been a very overrated GM. Bryan Murray did most of the hard work finding young gems for that Ducks organization, not Burke. Burke horrendously mismanaged their cap, allowed their “captain” to hold them hostage, and is now leaving his team high and dry midseason… not the GM I want running my organization.
To be fair, Burke is a top 10 GM, but I would put him 6 - 10, not 1 - 5.
Posted by Nathan on 11/29/08 at 02:15 PM ET
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Uh am I the only one that read that as, “hey here’s all the bad moves and btw (near the end) here are some good moves...” The Toronto media should stick to things they know cause reporting isn’t one of them.
Posted by puckbuddy on 11/29/08 at 02:04 PM ET