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FAN · 06-11-2014, 01:34 AM

Maybe this can be made into a poll, but how long do you think Brian Burke's tenure with the Calgary Flames will be? Less than five years? 5-10 years? 10+ years?

I think the biggest question is what does Burke want to do? Burke himself has given conflicting impressions since being fired by the Leafs. Burke will be 59 and given that there are GMs who work past the age of 70, Burke easily has another 10 years in his hockey executive career where he can be actively involved with an NHL club.

When the Leafs fired Burke, Burke himself said that if he could, he would be back in the GM's chair as soon as tomorrow. It's been reported that Burke wanted to be a GM, but King convinced Burke to try this new management structure. King pretty much said that there's essentially no set term and that Burke can do this job for 10 years or more. This suggests that Burke has immense job security and also a way out if he wants to leave the Flames. Burke spoke about how this job allows a man his age to do less of the grunt work and still be involved. With Feaster, Burke made clear that Feaster will be guided by him. When he was looking for a GM, Burke spoke about how he help a rookie GM avoid mistakes. With the hiring of Treliving, there was less of the guidance talk and more about Treliving having full autonomy. After praising Troy Ward's work, Ward was let go, presumably because Treliving wanted a change which threw a wrench into the idea that Burke would be the one making the decisions. I think it was Doug McLean who said that he's been hearing different things about Burke's involvement with the team.

So what do you guys think? Is Burke happy to be in an advisory role that is more handsoff than on? Is Burke going to exert his influence on Treliving and really make this a two-headed management team? Or is Burke going to jump at another GM opportunity when the right situation arises? Somehow, I think the fire still burns inside of Burke, and I think he will be back in a GM's before his career is done. I think he will stick around here for another few years until the club is back in contention and he feels his job is done.

06-11-2014, 01:34 AM	#1
FAN First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2010 Exp:	How long will Brian Burke's tenure with the Calgary Flames be? Maybe this can be made into a poll, but how long do you think Brian Burke's tenure with the Calgary Flames will be? Less than five years? 5-10 years? 10+ years? I think the biggest question is what does Burke want to do? Burke himself has given conflicting impressions since being fired by the Leafs. Burke will be 59 and given that there are GMs who work past the age of 70, Burke easily has another 10 years in his hockey executive career where he can be actively involved with an NHL club. When the Leafs fired Burke, Burke himself said that if he could, he would be back in the GM's chair as soon as tomorrow. It's been reported that Burke wanted to be a GM, but King convinced Burke to try this new management structure. King pretty much said that there's essentially no set term and that Burke can do this job for 10 years or more. This suggests that Burke has immense job security and also a way out if he wants to leave the Flames. Burke spoke about how this job allows a man his age to do less of the grunt work and still be involved. With Feaster, Burke made clear that Feaster will be guided by him. When he was looking for a GM, Burke spoke about how he help a rookie GM avoid mistakes. With the hiring of Treliving, there was less of the guidance talk and more about Treliving having full autonomy. After praising Troy Ward's work, Ward was let go, presumably because Treliving wanted a change which threw a wrench into the idea that Burke would be the one making the decisions. I think it was Doug McLean who said that he's been hearing different things about Burke's involvement with the team. So what do you guys think? Is Burke happy to be in an advisory role that is more handsoff than on? Is Burke going to exert his influence on Treliving and really make this a two-headed management team? Or is Burke going to jump at another GM opportunity when the right situation arises? Somehow, I think the fire still burns inside of Burke, and I think he will be back in a GM's before his career is done. I think he will stick around here for another few years until the club is back in contention and he feels his job is done.