never liked burke. wonder if nonis will get luongo.
never liked burke. wonder if nonis will get luongo.
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A little speculation that Burke was let go because he didn't want to deal for Luongo:
http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2013/...of-speculation
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So if they let him go because of Luongo and then successully get Luogno....Bobby Lu better put up some pretty stellar numbers over the next couple of years eh? I mean, imagine firing the one guy that said it was a terrible idea.
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Interestingly(as per TSN Radio) Burke was recently offered Jonothan Bernier and told the Kings he had absolutly no interest in him.
Hmmmm ...too much faith in his Signed Reimer? Maybe pride(See Bryan Colangelo and Bargnani). If Kadri was involved in Luongo talks did he not want to part with HIS pick?
Though i really believe the Canucks were asking far too much for a goalie whose trade value is low right now.
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like I said take it with a grain of salt but the person does have connections to sporting teams in TO.
But I didn't know being old and married stopped people from banging others, especially rich ones in positions of power.
- bill Clinton, John Edwards, Arnold Schwartznegger, Bobby Petrino, Eliot Spitzer, Greg Norman, David Letterman.
Has anyone seen a firing like this, where a strong-willed stubborn GM is fired right before the season and STAYS ON as senior advisor?
Last edited by cdubb; January 10, 2013 at 6:00 PM.
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one reason why doing this during the shortened season might not be terrible
it provides a stepping stone of sorts
i expect college guys coming in this season to benefit from the short season greatly as many of them hit that wall their first pro season trying to get aclimated to the game + the longer schedule at the same time
While this may be true, its Burkes reaction to being offered Bernier that I was pointing at.
Why wouldnt he atleast look at it instead of brushing LA/Bernier aside.
Bottomline heres how I see it.
No matter what was behind this firing, it all goes back to Peddy and the boyz before.
This is a fact: When JFJ went for the interview he gave Peddy his 5 year plan of ripping it apart and rebuilding. Peddy & company said NO we want the playoffs. Fergy with basically no power agreed. He had to to get an in with the Job.Much to his chagrin as acessing of talent was his strong suit. The other stuff as we saw he didnt do so good(Though he may have been pushed to make some deals by the upstairs guys).
Enter Burke. Might he have wanted to do the samething at first but again Upstairs said NO. Yet Burke having the power gave to a happy medium = Quick Rebuild? Much to his chagrin.
Add to this as great a human Burke was he was also Proud, Arrogant & Pompous!!! He could never come to relize that his overzeal for making a tough team was not necessarily in style.
Ill add more later.
Sean McIndoe's (Down Goes Brown) Grantland article on Burke getting fired. Not a comedy piece
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-tr...to-maple-leafs
" You said you don't give a f*ck about hockey. I've never heard anyone say that before."
Puck daddy article on top 10 rumors/conspiracy theories
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...7429--nhl.html
Last edited by cdubb; January 10, 2013 at 6:13 PM.
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"We've had a couple shakers in this place. This year we haven't had the time. We had a couple good ones last year, right?" - Phil Kessel
Because they are a small minority compared to the much larger group of normal non-wankers who don't have a problem with being gay.
Flip the question around and ask 'Why risk alienating many of your consumers who are not homophobes?'
I've never seen any evidence for this speculation of yours about the ownership group in Toronto.
The Leafs and MLSE continue to be engaged in the You Can Play effort, post Burke firing.
Setting up the play.
Excellent point. Time to shut the book on that theory.