It's fine to say we shouldn't jump to conclusions about Burke overstepping his role and interfering with management decisions but I think it's equally foolhardy to deny he has any influence in who we hire as head coach. So far as I can tell, no one but Burke has ever hired Carlyle as a head coach in any league, and no other team has interviewed him since he was fired by the Leafs. It hardly makes you a conspiracy theorist to suggest Burke has some role in Carlyle getting an interview.
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