Hockey talks with Brian Burke and Craig Conroy

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Tyler

Does anyone else find it odd that Feaster wasn't the one speaking to Kerr? I thought Brian was supposed to hang out in the background. I expect to see more of this Feaster subversion as we move forward and this becomes Burke's team.

Orrrrr

maybe Burke did it because he is the new guy and they figured fans might want to hear from him?

Also, this was a fluff event love-in. It's not like they were talking roster moves or analyzing the performance of the last season or anything.

Perfect spot for the new prez to come in and give a 40,000 ft fly-by talk

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Gord Wappel

So they hadn't actually said "no" either.

Personally I hate this kind of subtle and insidious egoism:

So now any community work that players do ... is not really on them .. its on Burke for making them do it.

Bah .. people like this take the fun out of life for others.

Actually she said there was one player that would say he could make it then back out at the last minute.........she would have to scramble to get somebody, certain players were much more availible than others....

[browna]

Maybe it's just what we've had to listen to in regards to saying what the fans supposedly wanted to hear, the last almost 3 years, but when Burke talks, it's worth listening to.

Very much like Darryl when he would do radio interviews, it cut through all the rumors, tangents and whsipers that were floating around, and you had a good feeling that things are in good hands.

[strombad]

Originally Posted by craigwd

The bro and I thought it was hilarious how little Burke knows about other sports. He talked about being in London watching Usain Bolt break the world record (didn't happen).

Well, Usain Bolt set the Olympic record in the 100, and Jamaica set the world record for relay, a team which he was the finisher on. So, he did set the world record, just as part of a team.

Originally Posted by craigwd

How Sochi is building a 65k seat stadium for no reason beyond the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games (it's going to be part of the 2018 World Cup, and it's more like 45k).

They were building it originally for the Olympics to be fair. FIFA chose it as a location, it wasn't built with the World Cup in mind. In fact, they're expecting about a year of construction after the Olympics just to make it capable of hosting the World Cup. It's current planned configuration is strictly for the Olympics.

Originally Posted by craigwd

And that Sochi doesn't even have a soccer team (they are to be the home of the Russian national team).

Russia as a country doesn't play games at the same rate as a local club would, the games will be more expensive and far more spread out than a club match would, so no, they still don't have a team.


He seems to know slightly more than you about other sports, so that's good enough for me

[thymebalm]

David Moss was a giant as far as community goes... I miss that guy...

[stemit14]

Originally Posted by thymebalm

David Moss was a giant as far as community goes... I miss that guy...

Yeah, liked the way he played for us. He seems like a good fit in Phoenix's system though.

[craigwd]

Originally Posted by strombad

He seems to know slightly more than you about other sports, so that's good enough for me

It's so cute that you think that.

[strombad]

Originally Posted by craigwd

It's so cute that you think that.

I'm pretty adorable, just try to make sure you're correct when you're saying someone else is wrong.

[Vinny01]

I wonder if TSN is going to be able to get in a Burke interview tomorrow considering his new team plays his old team and they have the game?

[TurnedTheCorner]

I'm sure an interview will be requested.

[albertGQ]

Burke won't be in Calgary tomorrow. Oddly enough, he'll be in Toronto.