Burke created this team, and Nonis is destroying it

[gamer1035]

Our team is capped out and mediocre. We have several terrible contracts such as Clarkson and Bozak. Worst part is our cap situation will be even worse next year.

Nonis handled the amnesty buyout situation terribly getting rid of grabo and 1 year of Komisarek while having 3 years of liles.

Nonis has also managed our assets poorly. Trading away Colbourne and then paying more to get Holland was insane. We could've sent Ashton down to make space for Colbourne.

Anyone talking about lack capspace as the reason we got rid of Colbourne needs to realize Nonis put us in that spot. Burke was a wizard with the cap and Nonis ruined it all in 1 year. Our defense is not currently built to be a contender and Burke would've never went all in like this.

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[Offspring]

I've always felt that the Leafs would regret firing Burke. If he manages to turn Calgary back in contenders as we fall back into mediocrity, I'm bringing out the pitchforks.

 

[FlareKnight]

I love how this is Burke's team when we're winning, but when things go to crap it suddenly becomes Nonis's disaster.

 

[34]

I love how this is Burke's team when we're winning, but when things go to crap it suddenly becomes Nonis's disaster.

**** Burke. He is a stupid idiot.

 

[7even]

Yeah Burke had his fair share of terrible UFAs but the Bozak/Grabovski/Clarkson/Komisarek debacle puts Nonis cleanly in the lead as far as stupid cap management goes. Team potato.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Nonis has made like 3 changes.

Bolland - amazing trade.
Bernier- good trade.
Clarkson signing- Remains to be seen, he's still trying to find his role it seems.
Bozak signing- fair.

 

[Michael Gary Scott]

Komarov at 3 million is alot better than Clarkson at 5.25. Someone had to say it.

 

[pooleboy]

hated the day he was fired, i dont mind nonis's moves but i dont understand resigning bozak

 

[Patience]

Nobody's perfect. Burke signed dogs like Komisarek, Armstrong and Connolly.

 

[GardinerExpress]

Nonis has made like 3 changes.

Bolland - amazing trade.
Bernier- good trade.
Clarkson signing- Remains to be seen, he's still trying to find his role it seems.
Bozak signing- fair.

Agreed, I'd even categorize Bernier under "amazing trade". He has been spectacular for us. It's not his fault we been leaving him out to dry recently.

 

[Peasy]

hated the day he was fired, i dont mind nonis's moves but i dont understand resigning bozak

Who would fill his shoes? Its apparent that Kadri isnt ready for the number one job right now...Simple as that. You made the playoffs with Bozak as the number 1 centre but then the next year youre just going to let him walk with no one to take his place, no that doesnt happen.

 

[Hero]

Wish Burke had stayed.

 

[gamer1035]

Who would fill his shoes? Its apparent that Kadri isnt ready for the number one job right now...Simple as that. You made the playoffs with Bozak as the number 1 centre but then the next year youre just going to let him walk with no one to take his place, no that doesnt happen.

sure, we win in the short term, if you enjoy a team that isnt a contender, but in the longterm we lose, unless you are satisfied with this team never contending for the cup.

 

[Maccer]

Nonis has made like 3 changes.

Bolland - amazing trade.
Bernier- good trade.
Clarkson signing- Remains to be seen, he's still trying to find his role it seems.
Bozak signing- fair.

A little early there bud. Scrivens has been better, we could've used Frattin, and we had to eat salary.

 

[hotpaws]

Burke never got out of the bottom 10 and left Nonis the 5th worst team in the league .

WTF was there to destroy ?

 

[Mystifo]

Wish Burke had stayed.

I am sure he would had they not fired him.

 

[Semantics]

Not only did we lose three under-appreciated players in Komarov, MacArthur, and Grabovski. Bolland is the only replacement we got who's actually better than any of those three.

Not only did we hamstring ourselves with bad contracts from signing free agents or even re-signing this current team's players.

But what really annoys me is we've now traded away THREE second round picks in a row. I know most second rounders don't turn out to much, but every few years you get a Finn or Kulemin.

We're not even likely to have much show for two of those three picks - if we're able to re-sign Bolland it'll likely be at a price that means losing Kulemin or Phaneuf, and Holland is a long shot to develop into anything more than a role playler.

 

[StringsAttached]

Nonis has made one bad move and that's the Clarkson signing (Clarkie could still turn it around) but yeah bad move...We were riding hot goalies and won despite being outshot/outplayed every night. It's catching upto us now.

 

[JoeyBeans]

Nonis has made like 3 changes.

Bolland - amazing trade.
Bernier- good trade.
Clarkson signing- Remains to be seen, he's still trying to find his role it seems.
Bozak signing- fair.

 

[Banic]

A little early there bud. Scrivens has been better, we could've used Frattin, and we had to eat salary.

Scrivens has been better?? You mean of course that Scrivens is on an Stanley Cup winning team with a quality defense core and system in place to help him. Frattin was expendable due to ## of wingers.

 

[Suntouchable13]

A little early there bud. Scrivens has been better, we could've used Frattin, and we had to eat salary.

Yea, I am sure Scrivens will finish the year with a sub 1.5 GAA and .950 SV%. I bet you that Bernier will have much better numbers by the end of the season.

 

[Sittler 27]

And so it starts, nothing like Leafland.

 

[Paradoc]

A little early there bud. Scrivens has been better, we could've used Frattin, and we had to eat salary.

LOL what. Bernier >>>>> Scrivens

 

[Semantics]

Scrivens has been better?? You mean of course that Scrivens is on an Stanley Cup winning team with a quality defense core and system in place to help him. Frattin was expendable due to ## of wingers.

Yeah who needs wingers like MacArthur, Komarov, or Frattin when you have Colton Orr!

 

[Diatomic]

Komarov at 3 million is alot better than Clarkson at 5.25. Someone had to say it.

Macarthur at 3mil is alot better than Clarkson at 5.25 too