I didn't want to write one of these, but the Kaberle saga has chewed me up and spit my opinion out. At least I made it until the 14th of August.
It isn't rooted in American bias that I believe in Brian Burke's plan for the Toronto Maple Leafs, rather, the root of this faith is found in Burke's credentials. Love him, hate him, steal his newspaper, or mow his lawn, Brian Burke has a successful formula for constructing hockey teams.
A Stanley Cup ring and Olympic Silver is nothing to balk at. I have always found it shallow to analyze the quantity in which these things occur for someone in professional sports. That said, Brian Burke is a professional.
His handling of the Tomas Kaberle situation has offered nothing short of that observation, at least since July 1st. He handled it professionally before then, but as the only NHL news seems to be related to either Ilya Kovalchuk or Tomas Kaberle, he has continued to act with poise.
As a Leafs fan, I am with everyone else in that I do not value Kaberle for what he is. Perhaps if the team were more successful as he made his consecutive All-Star appearances (includi ...
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