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The Ideal Brian Burke Team
by Paul on 01/25/09 at 09:37 PM ET
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from Tim Wharnsby of the Globe and Mail,
“When I talk about having a hard-nosed team, I want to make it clear that I love skill, first and foremost,” he said. “If you look at the teams I had in Vancouver, we had a ton of skill and a lot of hard-hat guys.
“I draw a line right through the top six [forwards] and bottom six. The bottom six guys have to bring a pick and a shovel to work. They have to do the penalty killing, block the shots, they have to win the fights and deliver the bodychecks. The top six have to put the points up on the scoreboard.
“We have a lot of work to do. There are a bunch of holes on this team. The one motto I have with my players is: no complaints, no excuses. I’m not going to complain.
“I don’t have this and I don’t have that. We’ll get things fixed here, but it will take some time.”
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