Mike O'Connell Calls Out Brian Burke Over Fake Ducks Joe Thornton Trade.
We've had some very interesting revelations recently about Boston Bruins' trades that almost happened over the years.�
We learned that Tim�Thomas used his no trade clause to block a trade to the Flyers the year before the B's won the Stanley Cup, and we also learned that the Anaheim Ducks wanted Joe Thornton just as much as the San Jose Sharks.�
Former Ducks general manager Brian Burke revealed on Twitter that he had made a better offer than the Sharks.�
"I tried desperately to get Joe Thornton to Anaheim. I thought we beat the offer that got accepted. Mike O'Connell was the GM and we were babysitting him, checking in once a day, sometimes more.
I told OC that I would protect 5 players on my roster and he could take whoever he had ranked 6th. No restrictions. Then I'd add another roster player, a prospect, and a first. I'm still bitter we didn't get him."
O'Connell was made aware of the comments and told The Athletic's Joe McDonald it simply isn't true.�
"The details surrounding this story are fabricated and I can confirm that no such offer was made to me as I never informed Anaheim of my intentions to trade Joe Thornton," O'Connell said. "Unfortunately, certain personalities never let the truth get in the way of their ultimate goal, self-promotion."
Sounds like this is about to get spicy!
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