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Originally Posted by New Era
Get over the fact that people are going to believe that Burke is still calling all the shots then. Until Burke proves otherwise he is still the same power hungry micro manager he's always been. Unless Treliving is the guy taking all the calls at the draft, and Burke never moves from his seat, there are going to be lots of people who still consider this Brian Burke's team and he is the guy calling the shots. It just isn't our fan base that is skeptical. Draft day will tell us all we need to know on who is running the show.
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LOL. I think you need to get over the fact that HE IS calling the shots, and him not being the GM doesn't imply otherwise. He didn't take, nor accept a "figure head" position with this club, he took a postion that actually gives him more power then GM. He's at the top of the food chain as far as hockey goes in the Flames. People need to stop pretending the Flames or Burke are pretending otherwise, and stop making comments like they are catching him or the Flames in a lie or scam everytime he makes a comment on the team.
It would be like looking at any other organization and complaining that CEO actually has control over whats happening with the company. The CEO controls the direction of the club, but that doesn't make them a "micro manager". Only Treliving will know if he gets micro managed. Burke's role is to hire the guy he feels can deliver the direction of the club that BURKE wants. His confidence moving on with Treliving to do so will dictate whether he micro manages or not, and I'd assume if Burke finds himself having to micro manage and do the day to day GM job, Treliving will likely get fired.
Those that don't like Burke (which is fine) need to stop calling out every time it becomes clear he's directing this club as some sort of "ah ha" moment. It's not, it's exactly what is and should be happening.