tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692148900807779.post1608806190446133498..comments2024-03-28T03:30:37.681-04:00Comments on It's Not Part of the Game...: Thank You Brian BurkeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422548471006288988noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692148900807779.post-34290004353626952842012-02-04T14:35:23.241-05:002012-02-04T14:35:23.241-05:00Burke's comments, while disturbing, were actua...Burke's comments, while disturbing, were actually a deliberate smoke-screen. Burke had signed Orr to a big contract and Orr simply couldn't play in the NHL. Rather than admit publicly that he had made a mistake, Burke made his big speech about "rats" and deflected attention away from his gaffe in signing Orr in the first place.<br />Nonetheless, Burke did reveal his support for the type of dinosaur thinking that prevails in the NHL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com