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

[FireEverybody*]

Is it possible that Burke quit?

Man, I really liked Brian.

Burke quit just before the season ?
Does not sound like him...

 

[Jozay]

pray for rielly and our 1st folks. Hope that ownership doesnt do something rash.

On a side note.....how the **** does colangelo keep his job while burke gets the axe?

this!

 

[Sokil]

i dunno im just confused there must be something going on, must be more to this.

Colangelo is next, obviously.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

This has me scared. I really, really, do not want an interfering ownership group. Burke had control and I liked that.

same here. I am very scared atm.

 

[false bobo]

what the ****?

 

[samwitch]

I don't know how to take this... Like what does this mean?!

 

[Bob b smith]

Pierre McGwire to Toronto?

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Luongo for Gardiner or something equally ridiculous incoming.

That's what I'm thinking.

Nobody is safe anymore.

Or maybe ownership wants to tank?

 

[Canadian Jesus]

This organization is a joke.

 

[TootooTrain]

This has me scared. I really, really, do not want an interfering ownership group. Burke had control and I liked that.

This. He hasn't reached the end result as quickly as I would have liked, but he had 100% control over what he was doing. Very strange indeed. Something smells.

In other news. Alex Anthopolous has been named General Manager.

 

[p.l.f.]

WTF

actually i'm happy if it's true

tsn: press conference 1:45pm

 

[Cool Beans Man]

I can't offer much that hasn't been said already....but what the hell is going on?

 

[FireEverybody*]

Cya Rielly, Gards and a first

Hello mr. Luongo

 

[AndMat*]

They fired burke cuz he was making to much money

 

[hockeyfanz*]

Happy Days!!

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie
Toronto Maple Leafs have apparently fired Brian Burke as general manager. Working on official confirmations.

Yeeeeeehaw.....Awesome news. Love it.

 

[ALine]

Why? So he can do more damage? He'd be a lame duck anyway. The guy is a total clown with no track record here except for blunders, failure, and sound bytes.

Bring in a new guy now to right the ship and get accustomed to things before the offseason. It's not like many moves can be made now on a shortened season.

Except it won't be 'a new guy'. It will be Nonis. He will continue what Burke has done, only worse.

 

[Fogelhund]

1:45 live conference by the LEAFS on TSN.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Ken Beckett ‏@KenBeckett
#Leafs send out press release saying they will make major announcement at 1:45pm ET. #BurkeFired

 

[TML g u n n e R s*]

I WAKE UP To THIS SH**!! WTFFFFF IS GOING ON!!!!! WHAT A SHOCK CALL!! WOW WOWO WOWOWOW

 

[jmart21]

The timing of this suggests it was a reactionary move by ownership...ie, they tried to intervene and he said "my way or the highway" and they said highway.

Really don't like this.

 

[Cor]

Hey Brian, you are so close to getting this team to the playoffs..... BYE BYE

 

[htpwn]

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

Exactly. This could be bad. Could not be bad... but could be bad.

I wonder if we're entering another time of organizational in-fighting like in the mid-1990's.

 

[Canadian Game]

I would guess that Burke and the new ownership didn't see things eye to eye. But why one earth would the Leafs leave it until now?

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Feels like this has smething do with the new ownership stamp.

 

[Drew311]

MacKinnon + McDavid?