globesports.com - 11/15/2008
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If the Toronto Maple Leafs' ownership group already hasn't contacted the unemployed Brian Burke about its vacant president and general manager portfolio, the final stumbling block to do so was removed yesterday. Burke's former employers, the Anaheim Ducks, have filed the necessary documentation ...
pensionplanpuppets.com - 11/13/2008
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pensionplanpuppets.com —
Editor's Note: Since it looks like this Burke
thing is as good as done why not take...
a look at where each side stands. For the affirmative I present DGB of Down Goes Brown fame who will outline exactly why the Brian Burke hiring should be a ...
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The Affirmative View: Decisions have been made the die ...
battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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Hey, everybody! Welcome to Burke Week, where I'll
take a scattered look back on what I take...
to be Brian Burke's legacy in Anaheim. I do have a lot to say about the guy, and rather than cram it all into one post I thought I'd break it into ...
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Brian Burke Week Part 1: Sleek defends three "bad" moves
sports.espn.go.com - 11/13/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
On Wednesday afternoon, in 29 NHL markets, ownership
likely paused and asked itself this question: How much...
do we like or trust our management team to lead us forward? If that question was answered truthfully, the answer was probably no in at least 10 ...
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Burnside: Where will Brian Burke land next?
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Burke granted permission to start talking
The Hockey Herald —
via Globe and Mail:
If the Toronto Maple Leafs’ ownership group already hasn’t contacted the unemployed Brian Burke about its vacant president and general manager portfolio, the final stumbling block to do so was removed yesterday.
Burke’s former employers, the Anaheim Ducks, have filed the necessary documentation with the NHL that gave permission for the 29 other clubs to discuss employment opportunities with the 53-year-old free-agent GM.
How swiftly the Leafs will act is unclear. Interestingly, Burke said he plans to take ...
Puttin' On the Foil - A Weekly NHL Recap 11/16
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole —
... , just 16 games into the season. Brian Burke left Anaheim and is now officially a free agent . Hello, Toronto! Fourth overall pick Alex Pietrangelo ...
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battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com 11/21/2008 — Anaheim Ducks (10-8-2, 7th in west) at St. Louis Blues (6-8-2, 15th in west) Ducks had better have a better start or somebody's going to the dentist! So for Part IV of this series, I thought I'd take a look at some of the ways that Burke was a ...
Canucks 4, Maple Leafs 2 —
NYT > Hockey 11/16/2008
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Pavol Demitra had three assists after missing 10 games because of broken rib cartilage, and Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. > ...
Canucks beat Maple Leafs 4-2 —
Boston.com -- Hockey news 11/16/2008
Pavol Demitra had three assists after missing 10 games because of broken rib cartilage, and Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
An Interview with TSN's Darren Dreger —
Bleacher Report - NHL 11/15/2008
This past Thursday I got the chance to catch up with a buddy of mine, Darren Dreger.
Darren is an NHL insider who is currently working for TSN, as well as a host of the Toronto Maple Leafs themed radio show "Leafs Lunch," which you can hear daily ...
