Yeah, he's abrasive and at time obnoxious, but he reads situations and reacts accordingly. It's understood that nobody wants to hear anything favorable about Vancouver around here, which is the perfect example of how he navigated. The Sedins made it clear that they were only going to play for the same team. Burke realized that he was the only one who could pull it off. We don't know the Flames draft position for this year yet, and this is the type of situation that makes him thrive.
OK, some compromise: hire him as a consultant (similar to what Scotty Bowman does in Chicago) until he gets another full time GM gig. That keeps him out of the spotlight and gives him the opportunity shine behind the scenes.
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