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[habs_fan1]

signs with Habs. Burke will probably say this is no big deal..all part of "the plan."

[Eukardios]

signs with Habs. Burke will probably say this is no big deal..all part of "the plan."

It was a step up for Dudley. The Habs offered him an opportunity he didn't have here (at least not yet). Burke has been pretty up-front about the fact that when you populate your organization with good people, some of them will get poached. It's all part of the game.

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[youngbud]

Who really cares? No, seriously. The leafs have way too many big wigs i the organization that calls themselves MLSE anyhow. Where exactly has having all these former GM's and coaches gotten us? We definitely needed to trim the fat so to speak anyhow. We should just have a special teams coach (who takes care of both obviously), a goalie coach, head coach and assistant, and GM. This senior advisor, and assistant GM stuff is ********! Too many people too many titles, too much clutter. Honestly they should get rid of cliff fletcher, what exactly does he do? As long as we still have burke and nonis, they are the guys making deals for the better of the franchise.

Trust me come next season everyone will be like Dudley who?

[AlexanderTheGreatJr]

Who cares.

[RPaj]

I'd say who cares after the draft, but Dudley was the one was doing the main scouting for the draft, and writing all the reports on the players. It might hurt us in the draft, if he stayed until after the draft, it wouldn't really matter if he stayed or left.

[H-B-C-Y-G]

signs with Habs. Burke will probably say this is no big deal..all part of "the plan."

Actually, he's mentioned a number of times he hoped Dudley would hold off until after the draft. I don't think he was necessarily a fan of losing Dudely to a big rival that just so happens to have picks not to far in front of the Leafs.

[H-B-C-Y-G]

Edit: Bergevin just said he agreed with Burke to not start Rick with the team until after the draft. That's actually pretty classy on their part seeing as they didn't really have to do that.

[Fready]

Edit: Bergevin just said he agreed with Burke to not start Rick with the team until after the draft. That's actually pretty classy on their part seeing as they didn't really have to do that.

This is a good thing. Everyone says it doesn't matter because they already know who they are drafting first, however people are forgetting that there are 9 rounds.

[Crazee1]

If Dudley was the main man scouting for the Leafs, does he screw the Leafs over by keeping his scouting reports to himself?

[H-B-C-Y-G]

If Dudley was the main man scouting for the Leafs, does he screw the Leafs over by keeping his scouting reports to himself?

They've been communicating with him for the whole time prior, and the Leafs still have all of their scouts who were doing all of the leg work in their own right, so I don't think they would have been that short sighted.

[RPaj]

The Leafs won't be short sighted, the only way Dudley can come in is if he tells MTL who the Leafs were planning on drafting where, and they screw us over. He negotiated that he won't have anything to do with MTL's draft this year, but who knows how that part of the bargain will actually hold up.

[Euronuck]

The only reason I hate this move is because conspiracy theorists are going to have fuel for the next god knows how many years. Any player Montreal drafts will be compared to every Leaf drafted player and any positives for the Habs will instantly be chalked up to IT WAS DUDLEY!

It won't matter at all and I don't even know why we are discussing this.
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[MaximumTaco]

This is a good thing. Everyone says it doesn't matter because they already know who they are drafting first, however people are forgetting that there are 9 rounds.

Exactly. It's not going to affect the 3rd and 5th picks, Montreal's probably locked into whoever they want in the first round and Dudley's appearance wouldn't have changed their minds. But it could effect the 33rd and 35th picks or the 63rd and 65th.

If Dudley was the main man scouting for the Leafs, does he screw the Leafs over by keeping his scouting reports to himself?

Cause he wasn't sharing those with our scouts while they were working together and he was holding onto them in his top secret vault until the draft right? C'mon man, we already have all of Dudley's work, he's been working with our scouts for the better part of a year. You can't work well with people while hoarding information.

[sluggo]

Who cares.

Dudley is considered one of the best judges of young talent in the league. Hes a great asset to have working in your front office. He seems to have trouble taking a team from rebuilding to being a legit contender so I dunno if I'd want him as the GM of a team, but a great guy to have as your assist GM or head scout.

Maybe the Habs will give us Dudley back if we give them Burke.

[jockdent]

Dudley is considered one of the best judges of young talent in the league. Hes a great asset to have working in your front office. He seems to have trouble taking a team from rebuilding to being a legit contender so I dunno if I'd want him as the GM of a team, but a great guy to have as your assist GM or head scout.

Maybe the Habs will give us Dudley back if we give them Burke.

[Seer]

I wish Rick well, with his future endeavours... and see no problems from this affecting the Leafs... Anyone suggesting otherwise is just looking to start controversy...