If Burke were a solid general manager, he would have addressed and solved this issue early in his run in Toronto. One of Burke's moves in Toronto was acquiring Giguere in early At that point, he was struggling in Anaheim and Burke was hoping the change in environment would help him return to form.
Burke also wanted to make the Leafs bigger, stronger and tougher. One of his attempts to do that was trading for Dion Phaneuf in January The robust former Calgary defenseman had the reputation as a hard-nosed player who could lead his teammates. He certainly has the size at 6'3" and pounds, but the Leafs have not followed his lead. If anything, Phaneuf does not seem as much of a tough guy as he was during his run with the Flames. Burke was ranked No. He was named The Sporting News Executive of the Year in , and was a runner-up for the same award following the season.
Under Burke's leadership, the Canucks improved their point total in four consecutive years from That's how our teams play. Ron and I share a lot of the same philosophies as far as how the game is played.
Fletcher, who was absent from the news conference due to a prior family commitment, still has a place with the Leafs, according to Burke. Many expect the new GM to take a sledgehammer to the roster as he attempts to remodel it in his own image. But Burke indicated he's unlikely to make major changes before Christmas, owing to his self-imposed deadline of Dec.
Of the seven picks however, two of them were released unsigned. Although Leaf fans have high hopes for Nazem, and he looks like he'll develop into an above average winger. But you can't help but notice players chosen after him at the seventh spot who look to be fantastic players as well. Much, much too early to make a grading. As we all know by now, we may have lost a "franchise" player in Seguin, however that as well is too early to tell, as Kessel is only 23 and has already scored goals in the NHL.
It's early but it looks like McKegg could develop into an exceptional player. I'd also be remiss to not to mention Josh Nicholls, who could be far away the best sleeper pick of this draft.
He's scored 87 points in 71 games for Saskatoon of the WHL and has jumped up considerably on the prospects depth charts. I hate to say it because I really like Brian Burke as a General Manager, however, I feel he isn't a very good selector of prospects. He doesn't draft goalies very well at all, and aside from picks in the top five that couldn't possibly be screwed up , he hasn't done well with offense.
Defensive prospects he has a marginal passing grade, though he hasn't hit any grand slams there either. Of the busts, the vast majority needed to work on their skating but had size and truculence. I'll say it here and now though; it's damn hard to be truculent when you can't keep up with the faster players you're suppose to be truculent with.
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