We're trying to improve Conversations.
Please take a brief survey and help us out.

Leafs' moves not part of a rebuilding process; Burke aiming for more immediate results

By Pierre LeBrun

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A week from now, Brian Burke plans to be hooking his line into actual fish at Langara Lodge in the Queen Charlotte Islands. He's caught a pretty good haul on the NHL front so far, so we like his chances with the real thing. The Toronto Maple Leafs GM has his detractors for his brash style. He's the anti-David Poile. But it's hard to argue with what he's done in the past five months, adding depth from all corners of the earth to a team that desperately needed it. The latest catch was highly so ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.


Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

ESPN Fantasy Salary Cap
Create your own fantasy game day living room and win BIG!
Heisman Vote 2009
Vote for the next Heisman winner and enter for a chance to win a trip to the awards show. Mor
Engineered to Win Challenge
Test your football smarts by playing NFL trivia and enter each week for a chance to win a 2010 GMC Sierra.