Pittsburgh Penguins Can’t Keep Doing This Balancing Act
The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to do a difficult thing, retooling on the fly while remaining competitive but they are failing at both.
Decentralizing the NHL Draft is Such A Bad Idea
Having the NHL Draft in a decentralized format is not as beneficial to the league and its fans as a centralized draft is.
Brian Burke Thinks Decentralizing the NHL Draft is “Really Stupid”
Burke on decentralizing the NHL Draft: "Our draft is special. It's unique and amazing. And we're gonna go away from it. I know that but I think it's really stupid."
NHL Rumors: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brian Burke, and Mattias Ekholm
Oliver Ekman-Larsson and his name are still being shopped about but is Mattias Ekholm the real name here? All this and more on NHL Rumors.
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes
Brian Burke on their initial priorities for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fallout from the Carolina Hurricanes-Ottawa Senators trade. Alex Galchenyuk's stay might be short.
NHL News: Penguins Hire Hextall and Burke, Flyers-Capitals Postponed, and Tortorella on Benching Laine
Penguins hire Ron Hextall and Brian Burke. Flyers-Capitals postponed. John Tortorella on benching Patrik Laine.
Rumors II: Leafs, Blues, Canadiens and Oilers
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Gord Stellick: If Brian Burke was hired a few months earlier by the Maple Leafs back in 2008, his first choice for the Leafs coach would have been Joel Quenneville. Platinum Seat Ghosts: Elliotte…
Rumors V: Maple Leafs, Kessel and Potentially Interested Teams
Elliotte Friedman and Gord Stellick on Hockey Central @ Noon on the Maple Leafs, Phil Kessel and who might be interested: "If teams out there are going to do it, they're beginning to call the Maple Leafs and saying, "Okay, if…
Quick Hits and Video: Penguins, Canucks and Blues
Hockey Central at Noon: What is going wrong for the Penguins and how the issues seems to be more than their injured defensemen. Kavitha Davidson: Brian Burke at the #SBJWCS on NHL expansion to Vegas: "There's a reason there's no…
NHL Rumors VII: Stastny, O’Reilly, Ward, Neal, Flames, Senators and Predators
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "Stastny got an offer from the Avs that is less than his current deal." ... "Hasn't been any dialogue between Avs & Stastny but I believe that will change soon. The ball is in Stastny's court" ... "Stastny is…
Morning Rumors: Flames, Marchand, Buyer Beware, Buyout Candidates, Senators and Leafs
Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: Flames Brian Burke is saying again that he doesn't want to be their GM. “If anyone thinks I want to be the GM, then I should be in begging for the job,” he said Thursday…
Morning Hits: Poile, Cleary, Jones, Couturier, Flames, Oilers, Jets and Anselmi
Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: The Flames approached Predators GM David Poile about the position that Brian Burke had just took with the team. The Flames were given permission to speak with the Poile, but he wished to remain…