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Originally Posted by Rerun
I wouldn't be at all surprised if this happens too.
Burke... GM and President of Hockey Operations.
In other words... Burke answers to Burke for all decisions made. I think Burke will consider it a pretty sweet deal.
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Except there are two issues with these arguments:
1. The Flames wanted this President structure, they went out and looked for it. So if Burke wants to be the "GM" in the traditional sense, then the Flames need to go out and hire Burke's new boss (assuming they want to keep the structure they decided they needed). How excited would Burke or the Flames be for that? Not very. The Flames clearly wanted a structure where they would be allowed to keep a longer term strategic vision with one person, the President, while having the ability to change direction more fluidly on the GM side, I doubt they've changed their minds on this given they just went there a year ago. Burke taking on a GM role essentially means KK becomes the president of hockey ops again, regardless of what the titles would say.
2. Burke likely would prefer the job security that will come with having a different GM in the club, as for the reasons explained above. He'd be foolish to take on both roles.
I don't doubt he'll take his time choosing (partially because he's picky, and partially because lots of candidates won't want the reporting to Burke gig), but I'd be shocked if he doesn't hire a different GM. How much leeway will that GM get is another story.