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Did Bettman tip Burke to lockout?
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08:29 AM ET 10.15 | Brian Burke's relationship with the commissioner has some wondering. What did his friend, Gary Bettman, tell him about the coming season? And can Burke's quiet approach to making over the Leafs be attributed in any way to a belief there will not be an NHL season? ... Without playing this season, the Leafs don't have to account for the final years on the contracts of players such as Tim Connolly, Matthew Lombardi, Clarke MacArthur and Tyler Bozak, which frees up $13 million in salaries for starting over post-lockout. ... You wonder: What was Burke told about this season? You wonder, with his closeness to the league and his friendship with Bettman, what he's known all along.
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I wonder......what is worth reading in the Toronto Sun besides the Sunshine Girl?
BGDave
Bowling Green , KY
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You wonder: What was Burke told about this season? You wonder, with his closeness to the league and his friendship with Bettman, what he's known all along.
You wonder; what kind of drek can The Sun thinkup and that T&R will run...
This is absurd
Spiny Norman
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Ahhhhhhhh ! I see it all clearly now....mismanagement of the Teams roster was all part of the master plan. Count me relieved.
Harry Crack
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And somehow the To***to fans will see this as a brillant strategy.
Go Burkie Go
Canuck eh?
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Go Burke Go Indeed..............right to the position of new Commissioner of Hockey once this labor strife is over & the owners can the butt-goblin..............
Michael1971
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I can hear Lord irk now to Dwarfus: "I have a cunning plan! No Commisioner has ever prsided over THREE work stoppages...you will be the king!"
Spiny Norman
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Isn't that more of a cunning stunt?
Canuck eh?
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I can, but will not, take that any further. :-(
Slapshot
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so would that then make Dwarfus a cunning runt (I can do spoonerisms almost as easily as puns!)
Spiny Norman
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You can't go a day on FN without seeing one of these two names mentioned.
THE BISHOP!
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Indeed.
Slapshot
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After reading this article, I have a feeling of......................deja vu.
Tonight on It's The Mind, we discuss the phenomenon of deja vu!
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nice
Spiny Norman
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Tyler Bozak came to my door and sold me a box of chocolate almonds yesterday. Poor feller :(
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Tyler Bozak is in my NFL fantasy league; cheap bugger.
Spikejones
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fork, what a terrible article. EVERYONE knew this was coming. DERPA derp.
locode
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