You're arguing that he should trade it away!

What the (frank)!
- joel878

Depends on if you win the lottery or not. And the draft year.
- Unholy_Goalie

So it's not a hard and fast rule - you know when to make exceptions, but Brian "Check Out the Stanley Cup Ring on my Finger" Burke isn't smart enough to know when?

Maybe you could phone him?

Like who? McKenzie had him at #2 in February. ISS still has him at #4, where Faksa isn't even in the top 10. Button's an idiot who's been bounced from several teams...likely because he presented draft rankings like he's currently doing for TSN.
- p_zub

Good. Let somebody else make the mistake.

I heard many times it was the ONLY chance.. Somewhere.

I'm so lost in the mental warfare I don't know what to believe anymore..

So lost in all the waffling, without the know all hockey god to tell me what I should be thinking.
- joel878

Mmmmmmm....waffles....

Wedgie out!

Peace!

5th overall for 7th overall, 2nd round pick and 3rd round pick.

Practically the same as forfeiting the pick.
- Unholy_Goalie

Your using a deal the same GM that signed Jeff finger made.. As a routinish every day trade, and one the opposing teams GM is already aware he'll make before the call is even made.

Do you even know what you're talking about anymore? Do you have a job?

Well he's here, turned out despite being a partying idiot to be the best Nashville forward. Probably sign for 25 years at 7.9 mil in New York after they trade Gaborik, always need a new nutty contract.
- AdamFrench

What are the odds Semin takes off next?

Hunch tells me that if Parise doesn't resign with New Jersey, Semin goes there.

He would if he didn't trade them away.
- Unholy_Goalie

"them"
he has traded 1 top five pick in his career! (before you bring up the whole sedin situation don't because that was a special case and he ended up with two top 5's)

So it's not a hard and fast rule - you know when to make exceptions, but Brian "Check Out the Stanley Cup Ring on my Finger" Burke isn't smart enough to know when?

Maybe you could phone him?
- Atomic Wedgie

Or maybe, Brian "Check out the team I drafted for Burke before he showed up" Murray?

Depends on if you win the lottery or not. And the draft year.
- Unholy_Goalie

Let me guess...a good draft year is a year in which Toronto doesn't have a top 5 pick?

Hope we get him. If we do, this makes the Liles signing make even less sense.
- dionschenn

It made sense before Gardiner became Gardiner.

Your using a deal the same GM that signed Jeff finger made.. As a routinish every day trade, and one the opposing teams GM is already aware he'll make before the call is even made.

Do you even know what you're talking about anymore? Do you have a job?
- joel878

Like who? McKenzie had him at #2 in February. ISS still has him at #4, where Faksa isn't even in the top 10. Button's an idiot who's been bounced from several teams...likely because he presented draft rankings like he's currently doing for TSN.
- p_zub

yup

Like who? McKenzie had him at #2 in February. ISS still has him at #4, where Faksa isn't even in the top 10. Button's an idiot who's been bounced from several teams...likely because he presented draft rankings like he's currently doing for TSN.
- p_zub

button is awesome

Good. Let somebody else make the mistake.
- Unholy_Goalie

Really though, I have a hard time believing you're earning more now than as a head scout for an NHL team, or a scouting service. Why haven't they hired you yet?

Let me guess...a good draft year is a year in which Toronto doesn't have a top 5 pick?
- p_zub

2013 should be a good one and if the Leafs keep Reimer and Scrivens in net, they have a damn good shot at MacKinnon.

Or maybe, Brian "Check out the team I drafted for Burke before he showed up" Murray?
- Unholy_Goalie

Pretty bold statement made by someone completely meaningless to the hockey world in every sense.

Biggest draft decision you've ever had to make is whether to draft the three cheese pizza pops from your moms freezer to your moms microwave, or draft the delux pizza pops..

And you really think you have ground to belittle Brian Burke?

Right.

What are the odds Semin takes off next?

Hunch tells me that if Parise doesn't resign with New Jersey, Semin goes there.
- Unholy_Goalie

Semin's a pile of dung gone complacent by letting OV and Backstrom take all the heat. Can't see NJ trying for him, maybe somebody like NYI will give him the cash. If there was a ever a real "KHL threat" it's him, but something tells me nobody will really give a flying (frank) if he left.

If Burke can unload one of the L.A.C.K. salaries for the rights to Schultz...
- As_I_See_It

that.

- Unholy_Goalie

Do you have a job?

Fixed

- The_Vark

Much better

Semin's a pile of dung gone complacent by letting OV and Backstrom take all the heat. Can't see NJ trying for him, maybe somebody like NYI will give him the cash. If there was a ever a real "KHL threat" it's him, but something tells me nobody will really give a flying (frank) if he left.
- AdamFrench

Seems perfect for Vancouver. Given the way he fights and all.

You know the rules ...... You're here forever


One of us

One of us

One of us
- The_Vark

"You can check out anytime you like, but you can NEVER leave!"

Really though, I have a hard time believe you're earning more now than as a head scout for an NHL team, or a scouting service. Why haven't they hired you yet?
- p_zub

He's holding out for burkes job... That's why he keeps posting on here Burke should be fired .....


If UG was GM what do you think his first move would be ?

He's 30 and "doing as expected" is meaningless. He cost us a 2nd round pick which could be better used to draft and help rebuild.

What Burke signed him for is again meaningless. The rebuilding process is about collecting and developing young players. Liles isn't a young player and he cost us an asset. Right now, he should be at the top of the "to be traded" list right next to Komisarek.
- Unholy_Goalie[/quote]

You're right, but for the wrong reasons.

Seems perfect for Vancouver. Given the way he fights and all.
- Unholy_Goalie

He could probably take Lapierre, Kesler and Bieksa