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Treliving now on the Fan 960

said after Portland got eliminated from playoff contention, Don Maloney told Treliving that Burke had called
Don setup a timeline for a deal to be finalized
went up to Calgary for an interview
deal finalized yesterday

Why the Flames are a good fit:
a lot of it is the people
is a western conference guy
doesn't know the team intimately, but knows where they are strong and where they need work
on the same page as Burke
Flames just felt right

Two things he wants to get on right away:
wants to set a culture of work over the summer for the kids in Abbotsford and ingrain them the next 90 days before training camp is very important
meeting the scouts for the draft