If you’re not reading Down Goes Brown, you really should start. Besides watching Nik Hagman for signs of being traded back to the Stars, I have no interest in the Maple Leafs (sic). Still, this guy makes them fascinating.
Here, he lets us in on some Brian Burke conversations at the Draft.
(Dallas draft table.)
Burke: Hey Joe, got a second?
Joe Nieuwendyk: Sure Brian, what’s up?
Burke: I need a coffee. Two cream, no sugar.
Nieuwendyk: Um…
Burke: Stat.
Nieuwendyk: I’m not actually your assistant any more.
Burke: …
Nieuwendyk: Remember, I resigned two weeks ago?
Burke: …
Nieuwendyk: I’m the GM of the Stars now.
Burke: And an apple fritter.
Nieuwendyk: Right away sir.
I hate the leafs, but this is one of my very favorite hockey blogs. Really really funny.