razzmatazz wrote:
saskhab wrote:
Av-merican wrote:
Once again he'll get way more credit than he deserves for building a Cup contender and leaves the organization with a gigantic mess.
Good luck Toronto, you'll need it.
I think he could've done a better job in Anaheim, but I wouldn't say leaving Anaheim with a top line of Kunitz-Getzlaf-Perry signed long term, Chris Pronger signed through next year, and a Giguere-Hiller tandem qualifies as a "mess". There's lots of work to do for next year, but Murray does have some good pieces to work with.
How much of that did he manufacture? Moreover, that's exactly what he did in Vancouver, tie up tons of money in 5 core guys. Not the way to do it in a salary cap world. The team won the Cup because their stars came of age before their entry level deals expired, and the credit for that goes to who drafted them (Coates) not who inherited them (Burke).
Good riddance, pariah...
The 5 core guys he's tied up in Anaheim are a hell of a lot better than the ones he tied up in Vancouver. Over the next 5 years, expect Getzlaf and Perry to be one of the most dynamic duos in the NHL. Giguere's the only deal that might come back to bite them because he'll be getting older by the end.
The two situations aren't that comparable. I'm not saying Burke is great for acquiring those guys, I'm saying he left a good core in place. Murray's immediate concern will be his back end with everyone but Pronger a UFA after this year.
And tying up money in core guys is the way of the salary cap world... your B's have Chara, Savard, and Bergeron tied up right now to long term big money deals, and they had Murray and Schaefer holding them back.
He's left behind a good core and the right guys signed long term. Look, I've criticized his moves plenty of times, but he didn't fuck up with the group he left behind. I bet you Murray is happy with that foundation of players to build his Ducks around.
The way Anaheim is currently structured isn't a lot different than the way Detroit or San Jose are. The problem is that it's an older team surrounding them.
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