Three weeks in, Kessel is scoring the good press he never got in Toronto

Check this out.

Yup, that one story at TSN has more accolades for Phil than the Toronto media were willing to give him in the course of six years.

At some level you have to feel for the guy. He was resented from the get-go for that original trade, and I have to admit that I'm among the majority who saw that as a huge mistake. But it was Burkies mistake, not Kessel's, so why are we punishing Phil?

After all, the dorkshit who actually made the mistake came out golden!

Calgary hires Burke to guarantee at least two more losing seasons

Hey, it ain't me saying it; it's renowned Globe and Mail sportswriter Eric Duhatschek right here.

But look at Burkies track record in Toronto! I think this is a brilliant move on the part of Flames management.

According to Duhatschek, the Flames are already eyeballing promising junior star Connor McDavid, who isn't eligible for the draft for two more years.

In other words, Flames hope to come in dead last for two years in a row to guarantee a shot at landing McDavid in the draft.

You da man, Burkie!