Brian Burke "The Rats Are Taking Over The Game" Jan 5, 2012 (HD)

[arcticmonkey3]

brian...your time is up in toronto....nice try.

[Sithlord703]

IDC what anyone says, Brian Burke is a great GM. Give him a few years and he'll rebuild your team, like he did in Vancouver, and just like he's doing right now in Toronto.

[samuraijack18]

@Sithlord703 You also should add the Ducks to the record too, he won the Cup for us!

[MooooT]

Burke is the biggest con job in hockey. With his rumpled shirt, his collar unbuttoned (to look like he's actually working), Burke is so full of crap. Watch him whine (again) when the Leaf's don't make the playoffs (again).

[L0NEGUNMAN27]

These reporter are pussies.

[L0NEGUNMAN27]

You said he would play Orr in the ahl... but you didnt.

[mcsouthernfried]

burke is one of the best gms in the league. and he is right more so than ever before the league is changing not because of players but because of people who make mountains out of mole hills i think the game should go back a few years. but the players that are out doin dirty shots are franchise players like ovechkin,toews,kane boys like that we need tough guys in our great orginization.

[Sithlord703]

@mcsouthernfried Ovechkin is dirty that's for sure look at his hit on Michalek, I don't have to say much more, idk about Toews, but Kane is not dirty at all, Kane couldn't hurt anyone in the league, he'd probably get hurt by hitting someone. Otherwise I agree that enforcers are Ideal, every team in the playoffs has an enforcer. All the teams without one are out, coincidence? You need someone to stand up against the Boston Bullies, and other bully teams.

[andmaketherain]

Brian Burke = Piece of Shit GM

[VinForTheWin1]

@andmaketherain you're an idiot, he's a better gm than most gms in the nhl

[andmaketherain]

@VinForTheWin1 You must be sucking off the cum in his ass after you blow a load in it, you piece of garbage.

[VinForTheWin1]

@andmaketherain real mature, you probably like doing that stuff, so you talk to other people about it, it's ok, I understand your obsession problem.

[MapleLeafistan]

@andmaketherain Go f**k yourself

[andmaketherain]

@MapleLeafistan Kiss my ass, its a peach!

[HPhenomenal]

@andmaketherain he's probably the best gm in leafs history you fucking idiot. you don't shit about hockey dumbshit.

[iammysilverwearkit]

i agree, someone needs to speak up and im glad its Mr.Burke

[vairowal69]

Brian was the first one to openly speak about the crap that is going on in the NHL. A vey real and straight up guy!!! GO LEAFS GO!!!

[xx24carfan4xx]

I completely agree with him

[zombielife08]

In a nutshell....Can someone give me some insight on whats going on in the NHL these days??

[Thorty77]

Leave this to the Bruins to keep the crap out of the way.

[BludySkinz]

he is so right

[blahblah5322]

where we going with this interview?

[hey12358y]

Dead on target. At least as a Bruins fan, I know my team will take care of the rats.

[OutlookJonas]

Should have give the job to Scott Stevens instead of Shannahan, he would have set it up so any cheap shot on the ice was penalized by a clean open ice hit by stevens himself.

[maveryk]

Nailed It.

[jtthegreek]

Can we please take the instigater rule out?!

[laiskahanska]

I like Brian Burke's honest opinion on this issue. And it is an issue that palyers don't have that much accountability on the ice anymore. Also, nowadays you got to respect every case where a team risks powerplay for getting the instigator penalty.

[Only1NightTrain]

Burke is right... and Marchand is a rat I hope he gets what's coming to him

[cwongcwongcwong]

Brad Marchand = Rat

[Bails44]

Read previous post first!!!! Roll ahead to today- there are players that had a role that now provide nothing to the game because they are handcuffed by the rules to prevent them from "Enforcing". Face it- A player like Matt Cooke would never go with a guy like Orr. Orr's role is gone. Players like Iginla, Getzlaf, Perry don't need enforcers because they can/will fight, just remove the instigator rule so the others can protect themselves. Allow them to know they can and they will...

[Bails44]

He's talking about the evolution of the game: the early years (pre-70's) saw players that could play and fight if they had to. (Howe and Lindsay are good examples) The late 70's saw tougher players with decent skill (The Broad Street Bullies), and a turn was made that allowed players who could pretty much only scrap to protect guys like Gretzky. Clutch and grab starts to slow down the same guys and the big guys had no-one left to fight but each other, which does little effect the outcome games

[Eriikk82]

Two swedes in the top and Toronto on a 18th place, Of Course he is just a bit angry. It's like a girl having the period. He'll get over it. and so are you!

[thecowtippingdwarf]

Good for Brian Burke, this was on everyone's mind and he seems to be the only one with the balls to say it. Don't know what the answer is though... I guess remove the instigator rule?

[hockyjocky4]

atta boy BB... there are rats in the walls

[bjten27]

CAN'T WAIT for Ottawagh0st4 to parody this one!

[ryiscept]

can someone tell me what brendan shannahan done?

[dinchcrinto17]

wait what happened to colton orr. did he get a conky?

[09pbs]

@dinchcrinto17 no there was no longer a need for him on the leafs roster

[dhammy2323]

Ok so can someone fill me in on what happened? I miss the leafs game so I didn't see what happened. All I know is Orr is off the leafs right now because of something that happened with Downie and Dion. Fill me in please someone.

[clash1024]

Apparently he doesn't like where its going.

[buffcat69]

Waaah waaah waaah. Just a bunch of crying from Burke.  The league has changed, your blueprint of big tough, slow players isn't the answer anymore.

[leafkillz]

Orr has hands. Put him around the net on the 4th line more often and he will get the team at least 10 goals a season.

[alexjagt96]

That guy needs a blowjob

[5valencia]

Burke, why dont you just get a guy who can fight and take a regular shift, the league is full of them, Lucic, Neil, Carkner, etc.... Problem for Orr is he got waxed by a guy who backs it up, Engleland in Pittsburgh. Same old Brian Burke, he is the winer, now that the leafs are in free fall.

[BusterBoyce06]

@5valencia wait..... Carkner? that's a joke

[5valencia]

@BusterBoyce06 call it a joke all you want but Carkner plays a regular shift and is one of the toughest fighters in the league. Let me know when Orr takes a regular shift.

[BusterBoyce06]

@5valencia saying Carkner is in the same group as neil and lucic is what the joke is, he's a thrid line D that jumps back and forth from the minors

[5valencia]

@BusterBoyce06 Look DUMMY, Carkner has not been back to the minors in over 2 years. He spent a couple of games there on a conditioning stint, but he plays regular NHL minutes, unlike Colton Orr. Thats the problem with you leaf fans. Cant get your facts straight.

[BusterBoyce06]

@5valencia well i guess i can't blame carkner for spending time in the minors, getting DUMMIED by Orr to many times must put some strain on his performance

[09pbs]

@5valencia lucic is not a rat

[644tad]

@09pbs He is a rat.

[5valencia]

@09pbs Re Read my comment, I never said Lucic was a rat. I get it your a bruins fan, the bruins rat is Marchand.

[09pbs]

@5valencia oh my bad I read it wrong...marchanfd may be a rat to you but he is our rat and we love him...if he was on your team you would love him too

[5valencia]

@09pbs I will admit to that if you admit you would love Chris Neil if he were on your team.

[09pbs]

@5valencia yea you're probably right...he seems like a nice guy. What is your opinion on marchands 5 game suspension?

[5valencia]

@09pbs Probably fair. The hit was pretty dirty, very Maple Leafy ( see Darcy Tucker on Mike Peca ). No one can convince me that Marchand was trying to protect himself.

[PhillyPhan17]

Class out the ass the hockey mind that this guy has is awesome

[PhillyPhan17]

the instigator rule must be taken out

[91splash]

He shouldn't have said that, does he know how those players feel now?

It's not like they come into the game with the objective to ruin another players life.

[Lucgervais7]

brien burke is such a good dg . if only montreal could have one like him ,

[cmickrun]

@sakic19rules: I'm all for a cleaner game.. But let's be real, it'll never happen. And I feel that goons are needed to keep the game in line. I'm not talking about people like georges laraque... They are useless. Players like Shawn Thornton. Guys that can play the game, and intimidate the cheap shots. That's how I feel atleast.

[OopsIDerped]

In my honest opinion, every team needs an enforcer. One guy who will answer the bell when needed. While I believe that Brendan Shanahan is doing a good job, the players do need to police the game. It has been this way since day one. As a Bruins fan, I can honestly say that I have not seen anyone on another team take a run at any of the Bruins because we have Lucic, Thronton, Chara, McQuaid and arguably Horton. To be fair though, Marchand is the "rat" type player that Burke doesn't like.

[pissed7off]

How about you stand up for yourself instead? Evander Kane remind you guys of anything?

Aren't people who turn to others and have them solve their problems MOCKED?

[smujohnson]

people might take you more seriously if you didn't pretend to the public it was so urgent that you didn't have time to put your tie on

[JiiHate]

do the trade already so all the maple leafs fans can stop the talk about it.

[sakic19rules]

get rid of the fucking rats!

[dieseldrummer1500]

Man...He is so true man! The Enforcer role must come back to balance this cheap shot shit out. Just think in the 90s, that if u ran yzerman you were definitely going to see Probie later. We need guys like that again man...

[dandandamattressman]

what happened to Colton Orr

[RsBraap]

adapt or die, burke.

[Godster99Productions]

they're bruins not rats, jeez burke ... :)

[RUMHAM]

@Godster99Productions haha that's great i had a good laugh

[09pbs]

@Godster99Productions that would be funny if the bruins were actually rats

[Godster99Productions]

@09pbs they are dirtiest team in the league if you think otherwise you are a dumb peice of shit

[aIyshooting]

@Godster99Productions same shit, different pile.

[brandensimmons1987]

The NHL has gone Soft in my opinion

[CanadaMMA]

Burke is 100% correct. If you cheap shot someone or pull Avery like shit on the ice, someone should be coming to clean your clock. Gretzky had 215 points not only because he was better than anyone else on the ice but because he had a bodyguard in Dave Semenko. If you took a run at Gretzky, Semenko was going to get you.

[cmickrun]

Keep the hitting and fighting in the game! That's what makes hockey so great.

[sakic19rules]

@cmickrun we can keep all of this as long as we get rid of the goons

[MrJackShrredder]

Colton Orr merits a tie prop eye rubbing press conference? Burke sure loves the limelight.

[wegettinarabmoney]

Mr Burke, you are incredibly right..its a sad situation. I cant stand the way this game is without cheap fucks not getting what they deserve

BRING BACK THE OLD NHL

[Schnids1655]

Before long hockey could look like basketball where anytime players bump into eachother there's a penalty and the game comes to a stop for a minute.  THEN they'll have 5 time outs each so those last 2 minutes take a half hour. Let's hope they keep hockey hockey and not turn it into basketball

[Schnids1655]

@Schnids1655.

Sorry to reply to myself but if they're not going to allow Dmen to pick attacking fowards, then they need to get rid of touch icing. Either let the D protect eachother or turn it into auto-icing

[Gustavochaci]

Way to go Burke!

[egogoalie42]

...didn't fit it all in, haha

[egogoalie42]

From what i understand, back when "stick work" was an issue, the NHL cracked down to the point of calling virtually any stick contact to the head a gem misconduct (I may be off-base, though, since I'm not from that era). That's how they got rid of that issue then.

There are some calling for the same treatment with head shots, but in reality, I don't believe that is a possible solution. Flying sticks are one thing and can be avoided with discipline, but IMO, head shots cannot be avoided all the

[89cz3ko]

lol, "Greenpeace folks"

[burago000]

Is he talking in the future? :O

[xexyz]

as a ranger fan i can't agree more with burke. good for you,

[Iceogre22]

I think he has hit the nail right on the head. What a smart man. I am not even a leafs fan, but I can appreciate a guy with that kind of head on his shoulders

[JBhab30]

Young Jeezy should use that for one of his intros " The Rats are talking over the game "

[FoxGoalie]

I completely share his oppinion. At first I thought Shanahans bans are over the top. But now, especially the last week, I completely agree with Shanahan. And i am not alone. Just take a look at the likes/dislikes of the "Shanaban"-Videos here on Youtube at the beginning and this week.

[rimsdothemacarena]

I wonder how many Green Peace members are going to dislike this

[dukke888]

man Brian burke is so stressed that his tie is not even on.

[SumOfThePeople]

Thanks for uploading, but today's the 5th of January, not the 6th