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Burke Knows He Paid Heavy Price For Kessel
by Paul on 11/26/09 at 08:38 AM ET
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from Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,
Brian Burke knew the potential consequences when he shipped a generous bunch of draft picks to the Boston Bruins to get a bonafide sniper for his team.
But you can talk all you want about Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin—the consensus top two picks for next spring’s entry draft—Burke did as well before he pulled the trigger to land Phil Kessel.
“We discussed it internally,” Burke said yesterday. “We said: ‘what if the pick turns out to be Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin?’ and I was fine with that....
As for the current state of the trade market, Burke says his hands have been tied because of the salary cap. There has been some tire-kicking but little more.
“There’s no panic for a couple of reasons,” Burke said. “One, the team is working its ass off and two, with any luck at all, we could have six or seven more wins in the last 10 games.”
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