Brian Burke On What It's Like Playing In A Canadian Market | Tim and Sid

Brian Burke joined Tim and Sid to discuss what it is like to play for Canadian teams and how the market can wear you down.
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[@SeriousBusiness999]

TV Burkie is absolute gold.

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

and cranky

[@alexteixeira8211]

SeriousBusiness loved him as Canucks GM as well.

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

Internet Burkie is absolute garbage.

[@paddy160160]

Love from Rangerstown,he's the real McCoy

[@connor5628]

Man, I love hearing Brian Burke. Actually gives good insights.

[@whyimsmarterthanyou]

Should have kept going with the 'playing in a Canadian market' questions. Way more interesting.

[@realcanadianrailfan110]

"... and Steve Simmons, who I can't stand..." Respect, right there. He was a no talent hack when he was at the Calgary Herald, he yells and knows about 1% of hockey. Awesome Burkie!

[@trainfire2008]

Steve Simmons was at the Calgary Herald⁉️How long has this guy been around? 🤔🤷‍♂️ And, uh, hello, fellow train fan?

[@jaskaransaini4593]

Burke the 🐐

[@davidayer2168]

He's a clown bud

[@dylandylan8380]

This was so entertaining. I love Tim and Sid

[@carparthero]

i ❤ seeing brian burke doing videos. he tells it like it is, and is fair in his assessments. and is more open minded for an old-skool guy then ppl realize. is supportive for all people that like and play the great hockey game...would like to see more of him from sportsnet!

[@PhillyLeotardo25]

Interesting detail about Brad Richards. Rangers offer $24 million over 3 years more. I guess Rangers flexed their financial muscle and knowing a amnesty buyout was rumored took the risk. I wanted them to offer sheet Stamkos

[@charlieb308]

Tim Connolly is an example of a guy who did a 180 turn around, at first he gave zero effort, no backchecking, he worked hard in summer and came back and was all of a sudden fearless and was great two way player. Rare but can happen

[@dylanvela2981]

hockey needs a most improved award for guys like blake wheeler. So many guys deserve the award every year

[@jasonsmith5226]

Nobody had more injuries, to KEY players, than Colorado. Except maybe Pittsburgh. When the season stopped, we had more talent injured, than most teams have on their roster-no exaggeration. We were in trouble. Probably would've had to play our worst matchup (Dallas), with a freakin MASH unit,& half the roster minor leaguers. Not now, everybody should be back, except maybe Wilson. But I just hope they can get this in safe,& successful. No matter who wins, or how far my Avs go.

[@bapjap]

Love Burke. He gets a bad rep!

[@kanegarvey3188]

Really? About what? Big hockey fan but never heard that about him.

[@screeechbud]

@@kanegarvey3188 heard people call him a loudmouth once or twice... but honestly, he's always seemed decent. good hockey taste and a public comrade for minorities. what are people actually ripping him on... his inability to wear a necktie?

[@mikewilkins2153]

Second that! I think Burke should get his own time slot in the 1st intermission on HNIC to replace the former Coach's Corner slot...don't know who might be a great co-host. Perhaps Louie Debrusk - those two would be great.

[@sam93931]

@@kanegarvey3188 well he was the GM of the leafs, so.. But yeah, brilliant mind. Many GM sometimes looks like fools, but it's a tougher job that we give credit for.

[@floodway2955]

Is that a Jets garbage can under the desk?

[@bradenwolfe9714]

Are they trying to say the jets are garbage?

[@Sam19509]

Lol Steve Simmons got inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame like last month. However he also the guy who wrote the fake news that Phil Kessel eats street hot dogs everyday which accelerated his departure from the Maple Leafs.

[@johnlevalley521]

Burke is a great hockey storyteller. He's the Art Donovan of the NHL. Just disappointed he didn't wear his untied tie around his neck.

[@davidayer2168]

Sid is sitting there like the teacher won't leave

[@goku0910]

... including the Colorado Avalanche

[@billyfairbank]

ESPECIALLY the Avs.

[@Kman31ca]

Yeah, and they are scary good now.

[@lanceblackwood2659]

Smart Irish man

[@schmingusss]

That's an oxymoron. :)

[@TylerMorganShow]

Burke #1

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

yes, sean burke wore #1 on his jersey

[@fergusmallon1337]

This is the guy that loaded the maple Leafs with all US players.

[@justinpike1520]

Yeah because Dion Phaneuf, Tyler Bozak, James Reimer, Morgan Rielly, Nazem Kadri, Joffrey Lupul, Jean sebastien Giguere, Jonas Gustavsson, Cody Franson, Luke Schenn and Francois Beauchemin, are all Americans😂

[@shawnreems493]

How the Bruins now? lol I feel like the Canucks turned it around

[@KBTNFishing]

"he wont do it again....i can promise you travis wont watch his pass again..." classic line, got no laughs from the hosts though.

[@dghvdhfhhb6405]

Lol he just straight up tells us he doesn’t like Simmons lol can’t blame him cause no one liked him. Remember between Simmons & Kessel? That was hilarious

[@georgeblair3894]

Toronto media is, by the admission of many, the worst. Try playing professional football in Dallas.

[@Ryguy-lg2xz]

George Blair playing in Toronto sounds like hell on earth I would rather play in Edmonton or Winnipeg

[@josephpotter7776]

Naa. Try playing football in NYC

[@danreed2189]

First of all I like Brian Burke. He has a lot of experience and he tells it like he sees it. However, I disagree on 2 points with his evaluation of the interference call on Kyle Okposo. Number one, of course Dermott is watching where is pass is going. Not "who does that?" It's, "who doesn't do that?" Everyone watches where their passes go if they have an opportunity. That was an ignorant comment. Dermott was not supposed to be in any danger so why wouldn't he. Number two, did he watch the hit by the Flyers Joel Farabee a couple of games ago when he was suspended for 3 games? Farabee was cross checked in front of the goal (no call) and he was obviously PO'd as a result so he retaliated, He didn't leave his feet and he didn't knock the player into the boards like Okposo did. It was clearly interference and obviously very wrong, no excuses but it was no more violent or egregious than Okposo's hit, yet one player was suspended and the other one wasn't even given a 5 minute major. The trouble with the NHL is the complete lack of consistency by those who enforce the rules both on the ice and off. How are fans supposed to react in the midst of this inconsistency? Brian you don't get to complain or chide fans because your standard obviously varies also. Okposo was not just "finishing his check." There was intent to hurt/punish an unsuspecting player in a vulnerable position in both cases. Either the incidents are both suspensions or neither is. Again, how are fans supposed to react?

[@davidayer2168]

Guys like him have been hyping 'admiring your pass' as a grave sin for decades - to show that you only get hit late if you have a character flaw.

[@joer8854]

There's a lunatic fringe in every fanbase. The size of that fringe depends on the size of the fanbase. Hockey fans are hockey fans and there's always going to be a portion of loudmouths that freak out over every little thing. Twitter and social media is not representative of an entire fanbase. Only hard core hockey fans watch that and comment like we do and a few are going to be assholes and a few will be panic stricken, sky is falling type of people.

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

How does he know its bad advice not knowing the facts yet to be subjective?

[@JayCanuck007]

You heard it here first folks!! Listen up! 3 on 3 overtime is getting stupid! Players are wasting 3 of the 5 overtime minutes skating around with the puck... The game when 3 on 3 has turned stale... Here's my solution... I hate seeing the team with the puck enter the opposition's zone,then skate out of the zone to reset... It burns minutes off the overtime! If a team leaves the offensive zone with the puck after entering... They automatically lose possession! Simple rule! Or call a 4 on 3 penalty... I would try loss of possession first!

[@fuel_]

HaarpoonWave and I assume we’d have to blow the play dead in order to swap possession? More unnecessary stoppages is the last thing the nhl needs

[@JayCanuck007]

@@fuel_ Watching the players play keep away for 5 minutes is far more exciting!?! Lol

[@peterman7000]

Canada is better off moving their teams into their own league, they cannot compete with US markets.

[@shoebetya]

would disagree it's not just a two-minute boarding.. who's not going to make that trade in the playoffs against a skill player.. down for concussion protocol or being out injured..

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

you are a moron lol...I said the same thing as bruke WHO WATCHES HIS PASS, he saw the player coming then turns to watch how pretty that pass was lol

[@andrewburney8075]

Man shoebetya, that makes no sense, okposso wasn't trying to injure anyone, he was finishing his check and Dermott had plenty of time to brace for it but didn't. It's absolutely just 2 minutes, plays like that happen every single game

[@SPAMDAGGER22]

Teams that make the playoffs don't have dummies admiring their passes. They have guys who are all business, all the time.

[@shoebetya]

@@SPAMDAGGER22 if that were true the term a defenseless player wouldn't appear in the rulebook... ya no one ever gets dummied in the playoffs..k

[@schmingusss]

That puck was off of Dermott's stick for quite some time. Okposso had plenty of time to stop. Finishing a check, what horseshit.

[@mggailitis7231]

"Why is he watching his pass?" Because he's following the play, for gawdsake. No one should have to brace themselves for a hit from behind one second after passing the puck. I'm all for hitting in hockey. I played the game and understand that part of it means you have to keep the play moving by keeping your head up, otherwise you'll get crunched. Fair enough. But the Buffalo player had no intention of keeping the play moving. His sole intention was crushing a guy into the boards long after he passed the puck. I wonder if "Burkie" is auditioning for Cherry's job.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

It was a cheap hit but he did not have reason to watch the play since it made no difference if it was a good pass or not from his own POV. If It was a good pass it would not matter and if it was not he was too far away. The Buf player wanted to hit him for the sake of it.

[@avekrso285]

Sportsnet Is so inferior to tsn imo but burke being on now makes it way more bearable. Otherwise they cant compete with the personalities on tsn

[@enjoythedreamlife5658]

Best thing Toronto ever done was Fie This Guy Burke! Lousy GM. Pushed Toronto back 7 years

[@petergazer9135]

Did he get suspended for that? Wasnt a big deal

[@usdeac]

Hire Burke as Cherry's replacement. Canada's listening

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

yea

[@Huutista762]

Crosby can't stop watching his own pretty passes

[@JaysFan2024]

Jorrma Ollila he also know where everyone is on the ice at all times & doesn’t put himself in vulnerable positions

[@sebsun]

Burke is breathing heavy, sounds like he should get some tests done. Can never be too safe...

[@davidayer2168]

He's a head case

[@shoebetya]

You need to protect yourself!.. but guys should be conditioned to finish that hit full body standing him up..if you feed them high in the numbers and he goes down.. u might be looking at penalty minutes and sitting games.. he was hanging out in the danger zone and paid for it.. so there is that!

[@Shivavishnubrahma]

Can we please stop with the same old boring question and answer on playing in Canadian market....as hockey fans we know what's it like.........why always justifying the Canadian market..........it comes with the territory...are hockey players in this market so soft and ficle that they can take a punch or a hit but candle the stress of Canadian market.....come Burke your a dinosaur

[@mrillis9259]

The player who puts himself in danger should be penalized to protect the players they must be incentivises for them to protect themselves.

[@crboxRTS]

The bald guy trying to sound tough, interjecting the fact he had stitches on his face lol. Csb.

[@robwhitexp]

Pure late hit from behind. Watching his pass? F that ish

[@HockeyGod619]

Lol 😂😂 😂 basic hockey.. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP...Why are you looking at your own pass

[@waylonyellowback1825]

Tim and Sid and their lame ass jokes

[@canadiantraveller281]

He would be good to put with McLean ; old and opinionated but a little more PC and not as out of touch.....

[@friedhockeyboogieman3215]

Better question today. What’s it like being an irrelevant sports broadcaster.

[@albertannationalist]

"And if your kid turns out to subscribe to a sinful and illegitimate lifestyle choice, he isn't going to cut it". You forgot that part Brian?

[@judd1157]

albertannationalist What are you talking about?

[@albertannationalist]

@@judd1157 Burke's pillow biting spawn, obviously

[@Shivavishnubrahma]

How can kyles action be a hit....thats not a normal hit he gave him a forarm hit.....burke your an old dinosaur that also has been way too hyped by the Canadian markets