Brian Burke insults Gorton

[Quinnisinoverhishead]

Burke’s a fool. Ruined the leafs. Did nothing in Calgary. But won a cup in California because Karina and Selanne signed at discounts to be there.

 

[Edge]

The draft lottery is fine the way it is to discourage tanking, but I would exclude teams who have had a top-3 pick in previous years (i.e. lottery win)

1st overall: Exempt for 5 years
2nd overall: Exempt for 3 years
3rd overall: Exempt for 1 year

This would avoid situations where teams have back-to-back top picks like the Rangers, and pre-lottery it would have prevented the Penguins from getting Malkin and Crosby ironically

Blackhawks would not have gotten Kane

I've had similar thoughts, though mine tended to be focused on the first overall pick and less about the second or third picks.

The sad thing is Burke has a point about the lottery, but in typical Burke fashion the approach is flawed.

The Rangers, prior to 2019, hadn't picked higher then 4 in a generation --- and the only reason they even picked 4th was because of a trade.

Yes, Lafreniere and Kakko help, big time. But they help because they're also taking place at the latter part of the process --- not the start.

The sad thing is that a lot of non-Rangers fans are inherently going to forget all of that and only see Lafreniere and Kakko.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Creating parity in the league

that’s what the salary cap is for. Having 1/3rd of the league not lottery eligible dismisses too many factors to count.

 

[NYSPORTS]

I've had similar thoughts, though mine tended to be focused on the first overall pick and less about the second or third picks.

The sad thing is Burke has a point about the lottery, but in typical Burke fashion the approach is flawed.

The Rangers, prior to 2019, hadn't picked higher then 4 in a generation --- and the only reason they even picked 4th was because of a trade.

Yes, Lafreniere and Kakko help, big time. But they help because they're also taking place at the latter part of the process --- not the start.

The sad thing is that a lot of non-Rangers fans are inherently going to forget all of that and only see Lafreniere and Kakko.

Just allow five teams in the lottery and put in a rule you can’t win the lottery 3 years in a row. Done.

 

[CasusBelli]

Might be on to something after the JJ signing. I jest. As bad as JJ is, after a cap dump, one year at near league minimum is a pittance.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I like Burkey. Very interesting guy. And he plays up his grumpy image.
Love listening to him talk about his experiences as a GM.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Burke’s comments about the Rangers fans who took this as an insult was priceless.