WordsOfWisdom Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Brian Burke: Flames want to be a 'black and blue' team “I think it boils down to three or four basic points that (general manager Brad Treliving) outlined (in his press conference earlier on Tuesday),” Burke told co-hosts Bob McCown and John Shannon. “He wants a physical team. A big, aggressive team. And a truculent team. I hate to use that term because it’ll make everyone laugh but our vision is that we want that kind of team. We like that kind of hockey. Our fans like it and we think it’s essential to winning in the West. - Brian Burke May 3, 2016 No more Mr. Nice Guys – the blue and white are about to get a little more black and blue. Brian Burke, after being introduced as the 13th general manager of the Maple Leafs, promised that his team – and it is very much that now – will evolve into a pull-no-punches, in-your-face squad, an approach reflective of the guy now calling the shots. "We require, as a team, proper levels of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence. That's how our teams play," said Burke. "I make no apologies for that. Our teams play a North American game. We're throwbacks. It's black-and-blue hockey. It's going to be more physical hockey here than people are used to." - Brian Burke Nov. 30, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ruxpin Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I forget what it's called when someone does the same thing repeatedly but expects a different result. I know it will come to me eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 5 minutes ago, ruxpin said: I forget what it's called when someone does the same thing repeatedly but expects a different result. I know it will come to me eventually. It's called a Brian Burke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 30 minutes ago, ruxpin said: I forget what it's called when someone does the same thing repeatedly but expects a different result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Burke said he'd do this in Toronto...then went out and got Phil Kessel, JVR and Jake Gardiner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 11 hours ago, hf101 said: I really love the new smiley's too btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Just wait and see if Marc Andre Fleury would be traded to the Flames! Let the whaling and the meshing of teeth begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 On 2016-05-03 at 10:39 PM, ruxpin said: I forget what it's called when someone does the same thing repeatedly but expects a different result. I know it will come to me eventually. Insanity At least according to Einstein Not to be confused with muscle memory or motor learning, which is completely different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 5/3/2016 at 9:26 PM, WordsOfWisdom said: “He wants a physical team. A big, aggressive team. And a truculent team. Wish granted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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