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Burke Had To Make A Deal
by Paul on 09/27/08 at 06:31 AM ET
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star,
For a while now, Brian Burke has been dancing with the devil, otherwise known as the NHL’s salary cap system.
Two years ago, Burke worked it beautifully and captured a Stanley Cup. Last year, his machinations went slightly askew and it cost his Anaheim Ducks the services of a very good veteran player, centre Andy McDonald.
This fall, the cap has pushed another quality veteran off the Anaheim roster in defenceman Mathieu Schneider, peddled to Atlanta yesterday in a deal that, as a pure hockey trade, was about as one-sided as you can get.
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How about:
“...they were disinclined to actually put a quality team on the ice for their fans again this year.”
Posted by BobTheZee on 09/27/08 at 06:19 PM ET
“...they were disinclined to actually put a quality team on the ice for their fans again this year.”
You’ve got me on that one, Bob. I obviously missed the obvious! 
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 09/27/08 at 10:14 PM ET
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“...they were disinclined to actually put a quality team on the ice for their fans this year.”
There. Fixed.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 09/27/08 at 11:28 AM ET