I think Burke will have at least 5 years with us since this is a rebuild and so the Flame's point total per year isn't the primary indicator of a GM's performance.
It's still too early to predict how long his tenure will be. The management's performance in the next 1-3 years may be evaluated based on trades and signings, and in around the 4-5 year mark is when we start to see the results of Treliving's drafting ability and we should be expecting results in the form of more points and being higher up in the standings. After that everyone should have a more accurate evaluation and which direction we should head in terms of the management team- strengths, weaknesses etc. And because we are in a rebuild I'd say Burke will have at least 5 years with us.
For example Feaster's GM tenure was only about 2 years. From this relatively short tenure standpoint most of us would probably say he could do better based on the returns for Iggy, Regehr, and Bouw. He also avoided a few embarrassing gaffs such as the ROR offer sheet (though debatable) and the B. Richards signing (though at the time I thought it was a great move). But for his drafting I would still say we cannot evaluate with much accuracy until at least 2 years from now. A lot of us are excited about the likes of Gaudreau, Baertschi, Monahan, Poirier, Klimchuk, Granlund, etc. while things look good for most of them so far it's still too early to tell whether or not they will succeed.
Based on initial observations alone, I like the management team; it's a good mix of experienced and young individuals. And I think Burke is happy with his position and wants to stay here.
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