Comments on: Did Burke’s loyalty to the league cost him his job? http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 08:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chicagobtech http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126892 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:35:23 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126892 Somewhat sad, really. When the NFL was facing the prospect of big markets versus little markets, the big market teams knew that a healthy league was one where everybody could compete. Revenue sharing was pushed by the Mara brothers, the other teams ended up coming around. That one act probably did more for the NFL (from purely a business standpoint) than anything else short of the NFL-AFL merger.

The NHL could learn from the NFL on how to grow a sports league.

]]> By: dprouse http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126885 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:20:11 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126885 Leaf ownership, though, changed hands last August, and the new ownership group took a much more hands on approach. They didn’t feel bound to what the last ownership group wanted when they hired Burke.

If you want your biggest clue as to why Burke was fired, check his exchange with Steve Simmons during his farewell news conference on Saturday. It was everything the new owners didn’t like about Burke – nasty, bullying, constantly battling with people (usually media) and unable to let go of personal grudges. These were all the same reasons why he wore out his welcome in Vancouver. In both cases, he wasn’t fired because he was a poor hockey executive – he was fired because he couldn’t play nicely with the other children, so to speak.

]]> By: 1943mrmojorisin1971 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126866 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:08:37 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126866 In his press conference Nonis talked a lot about wanting to stay the course and how he felt this was not time to gut the team. Methinks Burke was about to do something colossally stupid, possibly involving Luongo, and ownership wouldn’t allow for another Kessel fiasco.

]]> By: acieu http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126862 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:49:14 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126862 Can we please stop this discussion. Who cares what a half assed hockey board of directors for team in Toronto thinks. When Burke gets hired again start the coverage again until then give it a rest.

]]> By: lonespeed http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126861 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:48:41 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126861 I care…..about as much as I care that Lance Armstrong is admitting he cheated more than a decade after it was relevant. Which I care even less than zero.

]]> By: thecheeman http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126860 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:44:45 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126860 Seems like that whole willingness to sign long-term contracts should have come up in the initial job interview. It doesn’t sound like Burke would have hidden his intentions.

]]> By: zetaone http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/did-burkes-loyalty-to-the-league-cost-him-his-job/comment-page-1/#comment-126853 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:10:15 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=928891#comment-126853 Oh my god, who cares anymore? He’s was fired. Big deal, people get fired every day.

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