Brian Burke’s oft-blustery vibe hides a fundamental element of his nature.
At heart, he is conservative.
Take the NHL general manager’s meeting, convened Tuesday at a Toronto airport hotel.
There were two hot-button issues. One was the Milan Lucic hit on Buffalo’s Ryan Miller that drew no suspension from director of player safety Brendan Shanahan.
Burke understands the impact of losing your number one goalie. The Leafs were cruising along at 4-1-1 when James Reimer was hit by the Canadiens Brian Gionta. Since then they have gone 6-5-0 and the team’s goal against average has jumped ...
