Confirmed with Link: Brian Burke Fired, Hired as Senior Advisor | Dave Nonis Hired.

[Cor]

This is so ****ed? Where did this come from?

 

[Stephen]

You can bet a Luongo deal is now off.

I'd bet that a Luongo deal is on...

Burke: "No Luongo, I don't like those long term contracts"

MLSE: "..."

And I bet Frattin, Bozak and the 2nd are the names leaked by others in MLSE?

 

[ACC1224]

This is not going to be good.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Lol this team is completely screwed. This makes NO sense.

 

[getyourselfsomerest]

Even if you wanted this to happen, it's a stupid decision to do it NOW. What's with this organization and allowing GMs to go through a whole off-season before firing/replacing them?

 

[TheSilencer]

Not really surprised.

Good luck on your future endeavor Burke.

 

[nekyvGkOPaiWICTscLl6]

What the ****?!

This was outta left field.

 

[Dreakmur]

I'm shocked, the timing if this is so ********

Yeah. The timing is wrong. I've been very critical of Burke, but this is just brutal timing.

 

[RayzorIsDull]

What? I think you can make a case Burke hasn't done a great job but the fact Ferguson Jr was given more time than Burke makes this a head scratcher. The Leafs are clown organization.

 

[Kyle93]

This better not be true, ugh

 

[Leafsman]

WHAT THE ####???

That is just insane!!!

Worst mistake ever!!

 

[huge*]

I wouldn't be surprised if its solely hockey related this team sucks and has the whole time he was here lol

 

[LeafsMonster]

Why would they do that?

 

[Future]

WHAT THE **** IS THIS ********! WORST ****ING TIMING EVER. ATLEAST GIVE HIM THE SHORTENED SEASON FOR ****SAKES. WTF. I AM SO ****ING PISSED. I KNOW HE TOOK A LOT OF FLAK BUT HE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THIS TEAM AND APPARENTLY WERE ON THE VERGE OF GETTING LUONGO! **** EVERYTHING. ****ING ****.kgsdflpgjklasdfhsfjklp


JUST HIRED A NEW COACH. WTF DOES THAT SAY? dfs IM DONE. WHO THE HELL IS OUT THERE TO REPLACE HIM? WHERES THE BRILLIANT GENIUS TO FIX THIS GOD FOR SAKEN TEAM.

 

[ACC1224]

This is my thinking..

Anthony Petrielli ‏@APetrielli
First reaction: Odds that a Brian Burke firing has anything to do with a difference of opinion on acquiring Roberto Luongo?

If this is true then some will get their wish of having meddling ownership.

 

[daveleaf]

Woooohhoooooo!!!!

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Yea, that is what is so shocking.

If they wanted to fire him, do after last year.

Why fire him ten days before the season?

There is a lot of questions that keep running through my head, and there has to be more to this story

 

[SteveV*]

Wasnt he at the Marlies game LAST NIGHT? WTF is going on here, this is just brutal TIMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Budsfan]

Hopefully Nonis will take over.

 

[Amadeus]

Why would Nonis take over? He was a part of this sad regime.

I guess with the new ownership it was expected but I didn't think it would happen before the start of the year. Burke made some mistakes but he also did a lot of things right.

I guess no trades with Anaheim now.



Oh, and Bryan Colangelo gets to keep his job! You have to think he's next!

 

[petr86]

 

[Deebo]

This is the most surprising news in my time following this club.

I am shocked.

 

[Eb]

Wow man

 

[go_leafs_go02]

Guarantee Burke will be picked up in the next week by another team, and of course, that team will win the cup in the next 3 years.

 

[Sokil]

Yea, that is what is so shocking.

If they wanted to fire him, do after last year.

Why fire him ten days before the season?

The sale of MLSE to Rogers/Bell didn't happen until last June, and a few months later they were in a lockout. I guess now that things are rolling again they felt they had enough time to make their decision before more damage was done.