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Originally Posted by The Hype

Exactly. The moves Burke made, with maybe the exception of the Federov trade, kinda fell into his lap. Rob Niedermayer was already in Anaheim, and Scott had already expressed his desire to play alongside him. How could he say no to that, 6M a year, living in the OC, and being the Captain? Pronger wanted to get the hell out of Edmonton, so Burke swooped in. Selanne spent the lockout year rehabbing his knee and didn't want to play anywhere else but Anaheim. The acquisitions they made put them over the top, but Murray had his fingerprints all over that cup winning team too. And this is coming from a die hard Ducks fan.

You make it sound like just about anyone could of done exactly what burke did.