That's what I think. I expect some jobs to open up in Buffalo and Washington soon.I'm just assuming this is temporary and he's keeping busy until something better comes along.
Couple years and you can add Teemu there, I hope.
Todd Bertuzzi
Doug Weight
Brendan Morrison
Great "pro" scouting track record ...
Couple years and you can add Teemu there, I hope.
He actually did a real good job in Toronto, look at the roster he took over. he made 1 mistake and that was the Kessel move, it was stupid but my guess is MLSE was a factor in that. regardless burke knows how to evaluate pro talent fairly well, murph better not screw up now lolThis position for Burke is just simply put, stupid. He sucks at analyzing young talent, look at his draft history when he was GM. This was not the position he should had been put in. Should had a PR position, Burke talking to media plus Gabby as our coach. Our team's spotlight would get bigger and bigger.
Way to isolate.
Bertuzzi was a smart signing in theory. He was a former elite talent who needed scenery change and a low media market. The combo of size and expected skill should have made him Getzlaf and Perry's ideal partner. And for a while he was. That winter people were calling the trio the best line in hockey. Bert just couldn't keep it together.
Morrison was a gamble but I can see the reasoning. I'm sure Burke tried other options. Anaheim isn't the most desirable FA destination.
Weight was playing just about as well as McDonald at the time. As time went on it proved to be a fail but at the time it was fair value and we needed to move our cap.
Hiller, Beauchemin, and Moen were great pickups by Burke, who were all pretty much no-names before coming to Anaheim. Those are the kind of transactions that deserve more praise than the flak Burke gets for bringing in guys like Bertuzzi, Morrison, and Weight, who had all made a name for themselves well before coming to Anaheim.For every one of these 3 players there's 3 good Burke scouting jobs.
He actually did a real good job in Toronto, look at the roster he took over. he made 1 mistake and that was the Kessel move, it was stupid but my guess is MLSE was a factor in that. regardless burke knows how to evaluate pro talent fairly well, murph better not screw up now lol
You don't have to hope. He will. They just can't say that publicly.
Too bad he can't change positions with Murray
I still can't comprehend how a gm that brought us a cup and had a competitive team every year he was here. His drafting record was Ok but that has to do with the staff which BM was a part of.
What a joke
Murray has done a fine job, and it's absolutely ridiculous for you to dismiss the drafting Murray has done. Why couldn't Burke get the same results?
I've always had the feeling Teemu will head back to Finland when he retires. He spends most of the off season there now. I'm sure he will keep a home here and visit but I don't expect him to stay. I hope I'm wrong.
I have given murray some props for his drafting but it's like he's a Draft genius.
Whats wrong withs Burkes results? Hes had mostly late 1st the only lottery pick he had he hit a homerun
Wow! Glad to hear this.
He had a largely symbolic position with Toronto, and wasn't doing any work for them. They gave him a title because they had to keep paying him anyway.Didn't he have a better position with Toronto? He get fired from that to? I didn't read the article someone fill me in.
Burke
2005
Ryan (2) Mikkelsson (31) (could've drafted James Neal) Bailey (63) could've had Quick or Russell, Bolt (127), Salcido (141), Levasseur (197)
2006
Mitera (19)...Giroux was picked next. Swan (38) Lucic, Petry, Anisimov, McBain passed up. De Gray (83), Beleskey (112) Wirtanen (172)
2007
MacMillan (19) over Pacioretty, Backlund, and Perron. Eric Tangradi (42), Subban was selected next and from the same team. Macenauer (63) Vaive and Kampfer (92 and 93) instead of Martinez, Omark, Frattin, King, Falk, Halishuk. Modig (121) over Jamie Benn.
Not one solid NHLer from that draft.
2008: The one year Burke made some okay picks, but he STILL could've had a better draft.
1.) Jake Gardiner. (17) Trade down from 12 where Tyler Myers was selected. Karlsson went 15th. Jordan Eberle went 4 picks later.
2.) Nic Deschamps (35) something about him having like 37 points in 54 games. Or something. and Eric O'Dell (39) when we could've had our pick of two of Josi, Wiercioch, Adam, Stepan, Hamonic, or even Scandella.
2.) Justin Schultz a good pick, but he was the third of three second round picks Burke made, so I'm not so sure how confident Burkie was in his talent. And the way it worked out for us. I would've been happier with Stepan or Hamonic.
Brittain (71) Cousineau (83) McMIllan (85) Hegarty (113) Warg (143) Pryor (208)
So basically Ryan, Beleskey, Gardiner, Schultz. Two of which still play. One of which has better than 20 point per year production.
The drafting under Burke was borderline scary.
Murray
2009
Holland (15)
Palmieri (26)
Clark (still has a shot)
Bobkov
Vatanen
Illo
Valentine
2010
Fowler (12)
Etem (29)
Smith Pelly
Wagner
Heed
Dahlstrom
Lind
Perlini
2011
Rakell
Gibson
Karlsson
Cramarossa
Welinski
Friberg
Manson
2012
Lindholm
Kerdiles
Andersen
Roy
O'Brien
Cooper
Helgesen
Megna
Murray's drafting shows a lot more promise than Burke's ever did and it's likely going to yield more NHL talent.