Brian Burke.
He did wonders for the Vancouver Canucks. He drafted the Sedin twins after many thought it was impossible to draft both together. He revived the Canucks single-handedly with moves like this and I certainly applaud him for that. Without him, the Canucks would not be where they are today.
After working wonders for the Canucks, Brian Burke moved down south into Anaheim. He was the first GM after the whole Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Disney fiasco. One of Burke's first moves was signing All-Star defenseman Scott Niedermayer. A team that was quickly losing its fine reputation came back hard as ever as Niedermayer was named captain soon after signing.
A few months later, Burke turned heads by trading the great Sergei Fedorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Francois Beauchemin. The move at the time made no sense. A veteran forward for an unproven, young defenseman? Luckily, Beauchemin emerged as a top-four defenseman for the Ducks scoring 34 points in 61 games that season. Later that season, the Ducks would ultimately lose to the dark horse pick, the Edmonton Oilers, in the Western Conference Finals.
Slowly, Burke was constructing ...
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