Adrian Aucoin

Patience is the Word

by on June 25, 2010- 512 Comments

It may seem uncharacteristic of  Brian Burke, historically a headline maker at the Entry Draft, to sit essentially idle on the hockey world's biggest stage. Important to remember is that the big man can be patient when he needs to be. The Anaheim and Calgary deals of last February, when Burke waited until certain pressure points reached a head, were both examples of Burke's willingness to sit back until the time was right to pull the trigger - despite all the temptations to hit the panic button as his team sat in the Eastern Conference basement with no first round pick to look forward to.

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What Would YOU Do… on July 1st!

by on April 10, 2009- 70 Comments

So you're Brian Burke and it's July 1st.

Who do you go after? And what is the contract you offer?

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