Good thing Burke is no longer around and that Wilson is long gone.
Had to do a search to see how we viewed Stralman when he was with us and I dont understand how management could not see what we fans saw. Now I am not saying Stralman is a franchise defenseman or anything but he is exactly the kind of player you want on your team, home grown even better.
The thread in the link is from the summer in 2009 and just before he got traded. That we also just recently shipped out Cola (had it not been for injuries he would have been top 4 today) and Steen and later on would trade Tlusty do say a lot about the quick retool model and trying to force the team in to the playoffs instead of actually developing players. And for a team who preached accountability both the GM and the coach played favourites.
I know a lot of people blame Fletcher for trading Steen and Cola and making a trade to get Grabovski but those trades where all BB through back channels. If you dont understand that, well then I can not really say anything to change your mind. Perhaps you also believes it was not Chiralleli who signed Chara and made him captain (he was after all not allowed to work for Bruins until some time after the draft and the start of the FA). Anyway, that is a bit OT and I do like some of Burkes picks to, like Percy.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=637942&highlight=stralman