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But if Burke says he has zero interest, unfortunately I believe him.
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Yeah, I do too. I think it sucks to hear whispers that he wants to come here and we have no interest - Burke better have a good plan up his sleeve.

Apparently Burke made a presentation to the MLSE board yesterday (this from the Sun) and Peddie said something like "He got all of the money he requested and some more."

Hopefully somewhere in there is the money to bury Finger's contract.
 
I agree, if Kovalchuk asks for something Burke is willing to do, he'll sign him, he's just not going to throw 8+ years at Kovalchuk.
 
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Exactly how many one-dimensional players has Burke paid $8-9M for?
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How many players in total have actually been signed for 8-9 mill a year? The pool isn't very big.

Burke builds teams with a highly skilled top 6 and he adds size/toughness in the bottom 6. I think Burke's issue with Kovalchuk is the length of the contract (7+ years), not the per year salary.
 
Agh. Reading that article just makes it worse.

We better not be using that money to sign comparative stiffs like Torres instead.
 
BAM!

Burke was on NHL Live:

-Nothing new on Kaberle, NJ Devils being front-runners is false.
-A lot of work to pull off draft day trades, stated Sedins and Pronger as examples.
-Komisarek was miserable all season, but participated with teammates.
-Expects Komi to be a big body and hit and block shots, when he gets back.
-Thinks we have a leadership group now, and picked Phaneuf, as a vocal/hard playing guy. Believes he was captain material since his junior days.
-Loves Iginla.
-Leadership podium in Calgary was crowded with Iginla/Regher.
-Sutter Traded Phaneuf cause he sided with his Captain.
-Phaneuf is extremely direct, like what Burke is. Rather have a guy who speaks truthfully than a guy that speaks flowery.
 
Thanks! Nothing that new. I'm looking forward to seeing what Komi and Beauchemin do this year - last year they started off trying to do way too much. Maybe now that they're not the new guys they'll relax and keep it simple.
 
Komi should have a much better year.

Beauch will be Beauch, which is nothing to complain about. He was a reliable defenseman who logs lot of minutes, with the occasional brain cramps no less ...
 
I like that Komi didn't stay away while rehabbing, outside of playing and practicing he did everything with his teammates.
 
I agree, he sorted himself out in the latter half of the season and played the D we expected in the first half. Doing too much and horrible goaltending, were his undoing in the first half.
 
Could we possibly have a whole year of decent goaltending? Is that too much to ask for? This team will look entirely different if we get it.
 
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