I didn't want Burke when rumors first started about him coming here, but as some posters have mentioned, he did bring back some respectability to this organization after being a laughing stock for the previous few years.
With that being said, since then I don't really know what he has done. I didn't like him adding his input concerning the arena, I think hiring Treliving was a positive.. but aside from those two things I really don't have any idea what he really did and what his contributions were to the organization. We simply don't know what conversations he had with Treliving.
So, it will be interesting to see how Treliving does without having Burke to talk to and get his opinion. I believe Burke when he stated that he would never stop Treliving from making a move, but for sure they had discussions on moves. Maybe during those discussions Burke dissuaded Treliving from making a move, or encouraged him in another direction. We really don't have a clue how much of the prior moves was 100% Treliving and how many moves were based on Treliving having these discussions with Burke.
I am surprised that the Flames are not looking to replace him, however. They were courting Shanahan after all prior to hiring Burke, and most organizations are going in the direction of having a POHO. I bet that eventually Maloney ends up in that spot. Maybe Treliving moves up and Maloney becomes GM. Maybe they hire someone external. I would be surprised - based on how the league is going and what the Flames decided on - that this position is just deleted.
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