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Originally Posted by Vinny01

Burke doesn't believe in offer sheets.

Not so.

Originally Posted by Brian Burke

"My objection was that I got blindsided by it at a time I thought was inappropriate," Burke stated. "This entire process has involved dialogue with (Bruins GM) Peter Chiarelli. I told him about reacquiring the pick, telling him the night before I got the pick that I intended to get the pick back. There has been no blindside or back door like Kevin Lowe did."

Originally Posted by Artcile

Burke was furious about the offer sheet directed at Penner for two reasons:

1. He "took exception to the potential inflationary effects of offering a $4.25-million annual salary to a player who made the league minimum of $450,000 last season." (via CBC.ca)

2. It came out of nowhere.

Before the controversial Kessel trade occurred back in 2009, there was speculation that Burke was considering going the offer sheet route.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...n-offer-sheets