Well, its been about a week since former Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke declined a contract extension and left, and now there’s some speculation that he might be heading to Toronto.
It's already three months into the NHL '08-09 campaign, and the Leafs have yet to get excited.
The Maple Leafs' existing GM, Cliff Fletcher, made some offseason moves to hopefully juice this team and city up for a hopeful playoff run. But even after acquiring Niklas Hagman, Mikhail Grabovski, Dominic Moore, Jeff Finger, Jonas Frogren, Mike Van Ryn, and Curtis Joseph, the team still sits in 10 place among the Eastern Conference, and fourth in the Northeast Division—only in front of Ottawa, who has 15 points.
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Plain and simple, the Leafs have 18 points—and they need more.
The best solution is to sign Burke.
Burke has experience with winning. He won a Stanley Cup back in 2006-07. The last time the Leafs won a Cup, in 1967, Brian Burke was 12. (He's 53 now.)
So with that being said, why don't the Leafs cut that piece of garbage who was supposed to “remake” the organization and sign this guy? I mean, really, what do they have to lose?
Or they could keep losing to those damn Sabres and Canadiens all the time, and have to worry about a second franchise coming to town.
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about 1 month ago
Some speculation? It's been know that Burke is coming to the Leafs for almost a year now.
A playoff run? Maybe in a couple of years. This year is a "teardown" year. Getting rid of the old. Next couple of years will be rebuilding ones and if the Leafs do make it to the playoffs it will surely be by accident.
Let's face reality, getting to the playoffs in the NHL requires a mediocre performance at best. Who really cares? The goal is the Stanley Cup, and the Leafs are at least 3 years away from one.
Either way, the current team is fun to watch as any given night they can win against any given team as long as they keep their shit together for a full 60 minutes. That's all a Leafs fan can really ask for at this point.
What's important is the direction the team is heading. And now, the Buds are headed in the right direction. Whether or not Burke will help or total screw things up will be seen in the next couple of years.
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