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Burke & Leafs Reach Agreement
by Alanah McGinley on 11/27/08 at 05:58 PM ET
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From David Shoalts at the Globe & Mail:
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Brian Burke have reached an agreement on a contract, which is still not official because he has not signed it, and he could be presented to the hockey public as the team’s new president and general manager on Friday.
A source familiar with the negotiations indicated that the only thing that remains to be done is to get Burke’s signature on the contract, which is expected to happen on Friday. Burke has been in Boston all week with his family to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving and did not plan to travel to Toronto until Friday.
Update 6:00pm ET: From TSN, the deal is signed—
The Brian Burke saga has finally reached it’s conclusion as Burke has officially signed his contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and will become the team’s President and general manager.
The Toronto Sun is reporting that Burke signed the papers at his home in Boston prior to his Thanksgiving dinner.
Update 6:17pm ET: TSN has changed their report at the same link. It now states the deal is not signed:
Burke says he’s been told the deal is done, however he hasn’t reviewed or signed the contract as of yet.
Nothing is expected to be finalized until Friday.
Sportsnet.ca reports it’s a 6 year deal but that the announcement isn’t expected till Saturday.
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i remember a time when the players in this league were the stars. seems like the media is more interested in the business of hockey than the actual game of hockey. BOO!!!!
Posted by heed on 11/27/08 at 06:32 PM ET
Burke and the Laffs. They deserve one another. I predict his first move will be to trade for Bertuzzi and promptly give him a ten-year extension at $4M per year. 
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 11/27/08 at 11:09 PM ET
Think of it this way, can things get any worse?
Well actually, i guess trading for Pronger would be pretty bad…
Posted by Kevin from Pittsburgh on 11/27/08 at 11:14 PM ET
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Wonder how much longer Ron Wilson will still be coaching the Leafs.
Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 11/27/08 at 06:14 PM ET