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 g2k
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Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Sat, 07 December 2019 14:30 |
| g2k wrote on Sat, 07 December 2019 12:26 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Sat, 07 December 2019 12:06 |
Beauty. Thanks for sharing this. The Gainey piece after is pretty good too.
The whole Burkie v Lowe thing was entertaining. Here’s a (prelude to a pretty incredible presser) quote from the feud;
Kevin Lowe, on Burke, “He’s an underachieving wanna-be in terms of success in the NHL. He won a Stanley Cup? Great. I’ve won six Stanley Cups, you want to count rings? Who cares, it’s just a little pathetic that he carries on.”
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Yeah, I also recall Burke predicting that Lowe was leading this organization down the wrong path or something to that effect.
Boy was he ever wrong...
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I remember being outraged when Burke said all that. It wasn’t until 2008 that i realized how wrong I was about what Burke (and Comrie) said. It took some serious reflection to understand I was being misled and sold a false product.
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I clued in that Lowe was a Rat Bastard when he assured Edmonton that the Roadrunners would be in Edmonton a minimum of 2 seasons (to encourage season ticket sales). Then just dissolved the AHL club after 1 season and the end of the NHL lockout.
That promise was the main reason I decided to buy season tickets. I was told it wouldn't be a "one and done" if I invested in season tickets. Not only by Stone Face himself, but the office on Kingsway too. I'm sure she was reading off a cue card in Kevin's handwriting.
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