Lowe fires a counter measure back at Burke

[johnnybluenose]

Oilers' general manager Lowe rips back at Burke

awesome...

And it is cool to see another GM/Well respected hockey man with no bias to this market call it as he sees it

"Here's a fact - he left (former Canucks GM) Dave Nonis nothing in Vancouver," he explained. "Nothing. He destroyed that team. If it wasn't for Nonis' incredible deals - to con Mike Keenan to get (Roberto) Luongo in Vancouver - that team was taking a nose dive two years ago."

So that effectively kills this nonsense of the Luongo deal 'falling into Nonis' lap'

I still think Nonis should have been whacked...But Lowe is right about him not leaving much, if anything, for Nonis to work with.

 

[Dude]

Do you really think Keenan was conned, or do you think he's in love w/ Bertuzzi?

Today, w/ Bert going to Calgary, makes the 3rd time Keenan has aquired him.

Looking more like Keenan phoned Nonis, and all Dunkin Dave had to do was say, "Yes."

 

[johnnybluenose]

Well, I don't care how we dumped Bert and got Lui, all I know is that it was a fleecing...

It was the only thing of any impact Nonis did...that is why I was happy he was let go, but I think there is something to Lowe's comment that the cupboards were/still are pretty much bare.

 

[Dude]

Oh, I agree on that. Burke did kill us, especially when you look at the RJ Umburger fiasco. He sure won that pissing match, didn't he?