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Source: Leafs fire GM Burke just days before season expected to start

Guardian photo by Brian McInnis

Brian Burke, Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manger, is shown with P.E.I. Special Olympians, from left, Alyssa Chapman, Ellen MacNearney and Paul Phillips during the P.E.I. Special Olympics Festival dinner Wednesday night in Charlottetown....

Published on January 9, 2013; Published on January 9, 2013

Topics :: Toronto Maple Leafs , Canadian Press , NHL , TORONTO

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are making a stunning move just days before the regular season is expected to start.

A source tells The Canadian Press that general manager Brian Burke is out as general manager of the NHL team.

He held the position for just over four years.

The Maple Leafs have missed the playoffs in every season under his watch.

Toronto is coming off a disappointing 13th-place finish in the Eastern Conference.

Before joining the Maple Leafs, Burke previously served as GM of the Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks and Hartford Whalers.

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- January 10, 2013 at 01:28:55

good now to fix all his mistakes get rid of any player he got and then some

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