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Originally Posted by getbak
If you believe what he has said publically since getting hired, that was before he talked to his friends/colleagues in the other major leagues who told him that he should reconsider and that the President role would be a perfect fit for him at this point in his career.
I believe he and King have both said they discussed the President role back in March of last year, but Burke turned it down because he still wanted to be a GM. That's when King started to pursue Shanahan for the job, and Burke started doing his research. After Shanahan turned it down, either Burke or King contacted the other to see if the offer was still on the table/if Burke had changed his mind.
At that point, Burke met with King and Edwards to discuss their vision for the role and the future of the team and the position of President.
Burke doesn't strike me as the type of guy who will say whatever it takes to get a job, and I don't think Edwards and King would take kindly to him blowing smoke just to manipulate himself back into a GM's job.
The thing is, the President/GM job has been linked for most of NHL history, so it won't really be hard for Burke to take the pieces that he likes and making that the President's role, and then assigning the other parts of the job to the new GM.
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I'm not saying that he would weasel himself into a position to can a GM and assume the roll. But, he might like GMing enough that he won't hire someone until it's the perfect candidate which would keep him de facto GM for maybe another season or two. Plans change all the time.
I think it could go either way and the fact that the president is also a qualified GM really lessens the urgency of needing to find someone. We could wait another season if we have to.