The Two-Line Pass

Brian Burke has been let go as general manager of the Anaheim Ducks for no readily apparent reason.

Details to follow at the afternoon press conference, or so they say.

Interesting to note, though, that in this week’s Hockey Notes from the Boston Globe, Kevin Paul Dupont pondered what was next for Burkie, whose contract was up after this season. In fact, Burke even said he had a substantial offer on the table to return as Ducks GM. His return was unlikely, however, since, “Family issues, related to his first marriage, would be eased greatly if he worked closer to Boston, where he lived and worked for years as a player agent before going into hockey management.”

Obviously there are the rumors that he’d be jumping to Toronto as soon as his deal with the Ducks was done, but as Dupont points out, there are a number of teams that could use Burke’s services in one fashion or another, including the Blackhawks, who appear to be in complete makeover mode, and Bruins, who are still without a president and have been since Harry Sinden was crowbarred out of the job a few summers ago.

One thing’s for sure: Burke won’t be out of work for too long.

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