Column: NHL GMs Are Learning To Be More Aggressive
Posted by jtbourne on February 21, 2011 · 3 Comments
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New USA Today: NHL General Managers are (rightly) learning to be more aggressive around the trade deadline
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Burke seems to me to be more of a softie than most GMs to me, with his christmas trade freeze and stated unwillingness to ask players to waive no-trade clauses. Obviously he is willing to break the no-trade rule for Kaberle.