Can't say I saw this coming.
First reaction is that I hate it. From the outside looking in it looked like the front office finally had stability and a direction. I guess not.
I liked the teams drafting, it seemed the new emphasis on hockey IQ really helped the prospect cupboard. But who knows who is responsible for that.
This seems weird considering a majority of the talk surrounding the Burke hiring was this relatively new structure in Hockey (President and GM) that has worked in football etc etc. If they abandon that structure with all the lip service they paid to it, I would be a little miffed.
If I had to guess I would say Burke takes the GM role and a new President of hockey ops is hired.
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