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Originally Posted by shawn79
burke looks dumb trading for kessel right now lulz
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Originally Posted by tonyzoomzoom
Burke was dumb giving away two first rounders for kessel, knowing full well that the club was going to be in rebuilding mode for quite some time.
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This.
It was dumb of Burke to think Kessel was a guy you can build around. The real reason why he had so many points/goals the previous year was because Boston had the likes of Marc Savard feeding him the puck. Without an amazing play maker like Savard, Kessel will not be the spectacular player people saw in Boston.
In Toronto, he has no one to play with. No centre that can feed him the puck and no one to set him up. This results in a player who tries to be offensive but cannot due to the lack of support. Kessel was way overhyped and so they paid a King's ransom for him and it was a dumb move by Burke. Boston is now laughing their way to the bank with the 1st round picks. First in Seguin and you can only imagine it will be a top 5 pick in this year's draft.
Regardless, it seems like Burke is at a fork in the road. He has to either choose Kessel or Wilson. If he trades Kessel, he'll look like a complete fool. It seems like he has little recourse but to fire Wilson.