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Rebuilding on the Fly: How Brian Burke Doomed the Leafs to More Disappointment Kindle Edition

by Riley Haas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The 2005 lockout effectively killed the Sundin-era Maple Leafs. The team that exited this lockout was old and not very good. After a few years of pretending the old formula of 'Sundin + spare parts' still worked, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment told fans they would get their rebuild; a rebuild that would change the culture of the Maple Leafs and return the franchise to glory. To this end they hired Brian Burke, NHL celebrity GM. But Burke didn't bring change. He brought more disappointment. He continued the Leafs' playoff drought till it was the longest in franchise history and, when the Leafs finally made the playoffs, they did it on luck. Burke's "rebuild on the fly" tore down a mediocre team with poor goal-tending and replaced it with a mediocre team with good goal-tending. And even once fired he left his mark as his protege Dave Nonis continues to run the team into the ground. Leafs fans wishing for contention after years of missing the playoffs will have to wait years or perhaps decades more to see a Maple Leaf squad in true contention.
This book is about why Burke was hired, what he did and why that didn't work. The Brian Burke-era of the Maple Leafs should stand as a lesson to big market franchises in all major North American pro sports that speed is not a solution when when trying to make an old, bad team good again.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KUQHWM8
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2513 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Riley Haas

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Riley Haas (1981-present) is a Canadian author of non-fiction living and writing in Toronto. Haas is the author of "The Beatles Are the Greatest Rock Band Ever and I Can Prove it" and "Rebuilding on the Fly." He may have also had something to do with "Existential Liberalism and the Republic of Canada" by R. Nelson Haas (died in 2010). Upcoming projects include "Preaching to the Converted" and "Art Rock: A Primer".

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but as a true beginner seeking an explanation of ...
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Interesting but as a true beginner seeking an explanation of hockey trading and drafting it was not much help because it assumes a serious level of knowledge. Book for serious Leafs fans I suspect rather than casual ones hoping to learn how hockey market works. Could also have done with cutting some of the crass phrasing out - can well imagine sports fans cursing deals in some of the terms used but not necessary in a book.
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