Brian Burke Press Conference

One would think that info such as that would become common knowledge at some point through leaks.  If Nonis had any inclination that this was the case…he’d step down (methinks).  

Is the NHL going to get the show on the road sometime soon or what? What the hell is the hold up?

Just liked the way Burkie supports Reims. No guarantees with Reims, but Captain Burkie going down with the ship.

Waiting for the ex-lax to kick in.

Possible, but my take is that they wanted Burke to be their voice in the CBA discussions.  Had decided they didn’t want him being the face of the franchise, but knew his relationship with the league would be huge in writing the CBA.  As soon as it’s signed and sealed, he’s out.

But they didn’t.  He said today they decided against it.  

Sounds to me like there was (and still is) some confusion over this senior adviser role.

No leaks from this backstabbing group. Just ask Burke.

this is even more reason for me to believe the only reason they gave him the position was to save some face

That’s pretty slimey if there is any validity to that move.  So, basically they used him for the CBA and then turfed him.

There is no confusion over the senior adviser role…its a complete smoke screen…..it was a token title handed to Burke to soften the blow…he has no input into hockey operations or the Leafs….any and all contact he has is with Anselmi or the board…and these are the guys who just fired him….Burke will be completely detached from MLSE sooner rather than later…the adviser role is a complete sham..

How does this translate into lost profits?   It doesn’t.  The Leafs are in the forefront right now.  Dominating the hockey news.  The more negativity surrounding this team the more money it makes.  It’s just the way it is here in TO.  And now the news dominates the Leafs…. even more profit.  It’s genius.  Very smart business whether we agree with it or not.