Liferleafer
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So...I call BS on the whole Vancouver/Toronto "done deal" thing.
Hard to make a blockbuster trade if you've been turfed...
It's confimed...Burke is out.
So...I call BS on the whole Vancouver/Toronto "done deal" thing.
Hard to make a blockbuster trade if you've been turfed...
FAN 590 just said that there is a report that Burke has been fired...no joke.
Breaking: Burke has been fired. I wonder how much Luongo negotiations characterized this?
Rumblings are Nonis gets interm job.
Breaking: Burke has been fired. I wonder how much Luongo negotiations characterized this?
Breaking: Burke has been fired. I wonder how much Luongo negotiations characterized this?
Rumblings are Nonis gets interm job.
If it did you have to imagine either Burke turned down a Leafs-favourable offer (the rumoured Bozak + Frattin maybe?) or wanted to accept a Canucks-favourable offer (Gardiner ++ ?)
Have to think Bozak is getting a bit underrated around here. He averaged over 18 minutes a game, killed some penalties, threw more hit than Kesler and would have ranked 2nd in FO% among our regular centres last year. Scored 18 goals and 47 points in 70 some odd games. That's pretty solid 3rd line centre material right there.
At this stage he's far and away the better option for the 3rd line than Jordan Schroeder (who is completley overrated by some Canucks fans).
Have to think Bozak is getting a bit underrated around here. He averaged over 18 minutes a game, killed some penalties, threw more hit than Kesler and would have ranked 2nd in FO% among our regular centres last year. Scored 18 goals and 47 points in 70 some odd games. That's pretty solid 3rd line centre material right there.
At this stage he's far and away the better option for the 3rd line than Jordan Schroeder (who is completley overrated by some Canucks fans).
I would not be surprised at all if the reason for Burke being fired has somewhat to do with the Luongo situation. My guess is that Burke refused to up his offer, putting the trade in jeopardy and ownership stepped in. The Leafs NEED Luongo. They NEED to make the playoffs. Burke's stubbornness most likely cost him his job. If Nonis takes over, as expected, I fully expect him to pay through the nose for Luongo.
Seems like Burke still managed to give a parting shot "eff you" to the Canucks before getting canned (re: "The Luongo rule") on the new CBA.Breaking: Burke has been fired. I wonder how much Luongo negotiations characterized this?
Because of the timing, which s a bit jaw dropping, one could presume that the situation surrounding a possible Luongo trade would have something to do with Burke's firing.
But whether this is a positive or a negative, is just unlnown at this point.
If Nonis is retained and promoted, I suspect that the chances of Lou going to TML, just went up.
I imagine Burke will land on his feet after the obligatory year of doing the whole TSNAnalyst gig.
And then we'll see who hires him next.
Calgary?
Have to think Bozak is getting a bit underrated around here. He averaged over 18 minutes a game, killed some penalties, threw more hit than Kesler and would have ranked 2nd in FO% among our regular centres last year. Scored 18 goals and 47 points in 70 some odd games. That's pretty solid 3rd line centre material right there.
At this stage he's far and away the better option for the 3rd line than Jordan Schroeder (who is completley overrated by some Canucks fans).