No chance Burke will be Bettman's replacement. Bettman had actual corporate law experience and was born to be a commissioner. Burke while a good GM (IMO), isn't anywhere near as smart as Gary is, though he's a lawyer himself.
Another thing that was bothering me watching TSN's coverage this afternoon, was how much of an asskiss Dreger was on live TV. He was putting down Burke's work and saying basically how good of a signing Nonis was. It was almost like he was pushing to a) get on Nonis' good side, and b) suck up to Rogers/Bell so that he wouldn't lose his job if he talked out of line. What a buttkiss job that was.
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