tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post7716430303811048537..comments2023-07-25T11:40:43.810-04:00Comments on Blue Chip Prospects: Something's Gotta GiveCurt Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10817914669452185454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-90748898596810992362012-02-10T09:51:00.500-05:002012-02-10T09:51:00.500-05:00Good post. And you describe the difficulty I have...Good post. And you describe the difficulty I have been having with Burke well. Yes he has added prospects, depth and middling talent to the team during the rebuild to take a cellar team to a playoff bubble team. JFJ was one average NHL goalie away as well so it is not a big feat. <br /><br />But, the massing of prospects is counter productive when rookies can't play on the big team and develop their skills because of waiver rules. I'd rather Burke collect elite talent and not bottom 3/4 line talent. <br /><br />I think his trading problem is he has too many (hagman/blake/stajan) and not enough 2 firsts and 2nd to trade. Unless another team is desperate to shed salary or have a locker room cancer like Phaneuf becomes available then Burke is pretty ineffective as a trading GM.<br /><br />And I don't get the worship of Burke whose rebuild is pretty average and standard. But that is another story. <br /><br />Great perspective, I no longer feel I am crazy, and hope that Burke can take things line up to take the team to the elite (top 8 level) soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-36010174662909378372012-02-09T16:12:44.323-05:002012-02-09T16:12:44.323-05:00@ Anonymous
It's easier to go from nothing to...@ Anonymous<br /><br />It's easier to go from nothing to middle of the pack than it is to go from middle of the pack to a good team. The point is that it's way harder to make personnel decisions with a bunch of guys that are middle of the lineup players than it is when you're just adding futures and signing free agents. This is certainly the hard part for the Burke team.Matteonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-53564719945765759672012-02-09T15:36:15.987-05:002012-02-09T15:36:15.987-05:00Solid blog until: "a fantastic job at buildin...Solid blog until: "a fantastic job at building the Leafs' asset base but that's the easy part." *crickets*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com