Matt Carle to Tampa Bay, 6-yrs/33mil

Originally posted by Sponges@Jul 4 2012, 08:25 PM
Matt Carle to Tampa Bay, 6-yrs/33mil

Contracts right here and the Suter/Parise and everyone on Why Burke is such a smart GM.

Originally posted by Dion.SoDmG@Jul 4 2012, 09:26 PM

Contracts right here and the Suter/Parise and everyone on Why Burke is such a smart GM.

Why?

Hes handed out plenty of awful contracts lol.

Originally posted by Dooley@Jul 4 2012, 08:28 PM


Why?

Hes handed out plenty of awful contracts lol.

But they arent long. Connolly i could live with. but Komi i still dont understand to this day why he overpaid. You gotta listen to all of Burke's interviews to understand what im trying to say.

Originally posted by Dion.SoDmG@Jul 4 2012, 09:30 PM

But they arent long. Connolly i could live with. but Komi i still dont understand to this day why he overpaid. You gotta listen to all of Burke's interviews to understand what im trying to say.

yea i agree, he also repeatably mentions that lots of team overpay for guy and that he will upgrade the leafs C and G position Trade. Although burke has made some errors he still has made the leafs alot better then what they were 4 years ago.

Originally posted by diglet@Jul 4 2012, 08:36 PM


yea i agree, he also repeatably mentions that lots of team overpay for guy and that he will upgrade the leafs C and G position Trade. Although burke has made some errors he still has made the leafs alot better then what they were 4 years ago.

exactly. Fill those positions through trade which he is absolutely good at. Fuck overpaying for Free Agents... You must have listened to Prime Time Sports yesterday

Originally posted by diglet@Jul 4 2012, 10:36 PM


yea i agree, he also repeatably mentions that lots of team overpay for guy and that he will upgrade the leafs C and G position Trade. Although burke has made some errors he still has made the leafs alot better then what they were 4 years ago.

Unfortunetley he really hasn't. We are eactly where we were 4 years ago when he took over. You could probably say our future is brighter now but we most definetly are not better then we were 4 years ago

tons of GMs dont overpay for FAs.
just sayin

Originally posted by Dion.SoDmG@Jul 4 2012, 09:30 PM

But they arent long. Connolly i could live with. but Komi i still dont understand to this day why he overpaid. You gotta listen to all of Burke's interviews to understand what im trying to say.

Komi, plus dont forget the cap hell he left us in with the Bertuzzi and Schneider deals in Anaheim.

Originally posted by Secord@Jul 4 2012, 08:39 PM

Unfortunetley he really hasn't. We are eactly where we were 4 years ago when he took over. You could probably say our future is brighter now but we most definetly are not better then we were 4 years ago

future is brighter for sure. But you have to admit he has brought in some good prospect and built a good pool. Look at our prospects from 4 years ago who was even relevant? lol.

Originally posted by Dion.SoDmG@Jul 4 2012, 10:43 PM

future is brighter for sure. But you have to admit he has brought in some good prospect and built a good pool. Look at our prospects from 4 years ago who was even relevant? lol.

He has improved our prospect pool but the on ice product basically is the same as it was when he took over, I still think Burke can get the job done but his tiem here so far has been a failure, lets hope for everybodys sake that the Leafs take huge leaps forward the next 2 years but right now I don't see the Leafs as anything other then a buble team.(Barring some miracle trade for a 1C that isn't happening)
It's sad but true

Originally posted by Secord@Jul 4 2012, 09:39 PM

Unfortunetley he really hasn't. We are eactly where we were 4 years ago when he took over. You could probably say our future is brighter now but we most definetly are not better then we were 4 years ago

:lol: What? I definitely think we are, explain why you think that.

Originally posted by Witz@Jul 4 2012, 09:49 PM

:lol: What?  I definitely think we are, explain why you think that.

top 5/10 picks year after year

Originally posted by Witz@Jul 4 2012, 10:49 PM

:lol: What?  I definitely think we are, explain why you think that.

4 years ago we were a fringe playoff team, what exactly are we now?

Originally posted by Alex@Jul 4 2012, 09:50 PM

top 5/10 picks year after year

Ok well when you look at standings then ya i see your point, but on paper we have improved a ton while getting a lot younger. In 4 years, Burke has brought in a #1 Dman (Phaneuf), an elite top line scoring winger (Kessel), put together a top 10 prospect pool, and acquired more quality depth up front (bottom six wise). We just need that #1 C, you could say we need a goalie but its more a want, Reimer will shock next year IMO.

All of this, + we are the youngest team in the NHL (or right behind the Oilers).

People tend to look at the negatives, he still has a good amount of work to do ahead of him but he has the pieces to make it work, i think Burke has done a really solid job and i would resign him no doubt, even if we miss the playoffs this year.