Burke traded Kaberle for Joe Colborne, Boston’s 1st rounder in 2011 and Boston’s 2nd rounder in 2012 (conditional).
Tag: Campaign to Fire Brian Burke
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: The Second Versteeg Trade
Burke trades Versteeg for Philadelphia’s 1st and 3rd round picks in 2011.
The Campaign to fire Brian Burke: Beauchemin Trade
Burke Trades Francois Beauchemin for Joffrey Lupul, Jake Gardiner and Anaheim’s 4th round pick in 2013
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: Staffan Kronwall
Two years ago today, in one of his first moves, Burke waived Staffan Kronwall.
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: January 31, 2010
January 31st of 2010 was a big day for the Leafs. In one day, the Leafs traded 6 players for 4 players, completely changing the team and yes, perhaps, even the “culture.” Surely, this day played as big a part as any other day in Burke’s attempt to get rid of the players he associated …
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke – Prologue
I am an odd kind of Leafs fan; at this point I expect them to fail more than I expect them to succeed. I can’t look at any move they make in a completely positive light, and don’t believe they will win the Cup in my lifetime. And yet I watch (or listen) to as …
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: Leafs 2010-11 Preview
Hopefully I’m wrong, but I think the Leafs will again be a pretty weak team. At least the Oilers look like they won’t finish last again. Hoping against hope that Burke, Wilson et al. will be intelligent and let Kadri develop in the AHL this year (as if his presence alone will turn them into …
Leafs
Colby Armstrong for $3 mil a season? Are you fucking kidding me? What exactly are we paying him for? He is a body check, that’s it. Just a body check. How is that worth $3 mil? This is especially true now that they are claiming they are going to clamp down on head-hunting (which is …
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: 2010 Off-season Trade Rumours
So today there is a column in the Star today suggesting that Leafs are trying to trade for three players: Dan Hamhuis Patrick Sharp Nathan Horton
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: What do the Leafs need to do to create a winning club?
I think first things first, someone needs to buy MLSE, because I don’t think a pension plan has any interest in championships.
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: The Draft and College Players
The Leafs have signed yet another US College star. As much as I appreciate this new direction, the odds of success are significantly lower than the draft. I understand the Leafs must take this approach as, for some reason, they don’t appear to have any draft picks…well, any first rounders.
The Campaign to Fire Brian Burke: The Stralman Deal
I cannot for the life of me understand this trade: Stralman and Colin Stuart (don’t know him) for Wayne “Not Keith” Primeau and a second round pick next year.
2009 Toronto Drafts
So I figured I’d share my opinions about the Drafts but suddenly it was early July and I hadn’t done anything yet. Oops. Maple Leafs: It could have been better and it could have been worse. Burke should have kept his mouth shut. I still believe he could have maneuvered to get a top 3 …
On the Hiring of Brian Burke
I don’t know what I think about all this. Burke said (almost) all the right things at the conference today. I still think his record is inflated by his supporters. (And I’m finding that, surprise, surprise, his detractors are equally full of hyperbole.) I can say one thing, he is a better GM than Ferguson …