As an American I wish Burkie was on NBC, I listen to Sportsnet radio in Ohio just to listen to the guy.

I am simple. I see Brian Burke I click.

Burke’s real af

Great interview I didn't think I'd even watch the whole thing it's almost 20 minutes but when it was finished I wanted more

Brian Burke is fired up about life. And I love it.

Brian burke is right. No one in the right mind would pass on a oppertunity like this. Nhl playoffs had no covid cases until mcdavid after playoffs ended. But edmonton was out awhile back. These kids need the experience.

Can The NHL Players still get CERB back payments

Whenever Brian Burke speaks, I immediately tune everything else out around me. Respect.

I don't know what the answer is but I know that not having a season isn't it. Come on guys, figure it out.

If the owners feel this way and they are true 50/50 partners it must mean if revenue increases during a season beyond what they calculated at the beginning of the year the players salary must increase. What? You say it does not? That is an odd partnership.

I watched this three times.... loved this

People hate on guys like Burkie and Pierre Mcguire but realistically they are the most informative and entertaining speakers/interviews

Some of his Best Work. Burke sometimes bothers me a bit with his player evals but with this he is SPOT on.

4:52 haircut 😂

Burke talking in falsetto voice is probably the most healing sound my ears have ever heard

The Key comment in this whole interview is at 11:35 when Burke says "any jury in CANADA". Sorry Burke, but in the US, under US law, where the majority of the teams operate, the NHL Loses the same argument. In the US the teams can (A) not operate the season and not pay anyone, (B) play the season and play the players under the contract, or (C) go into US Bankruptcy Court which is the ONLY body in the US which can nullify a legally binding labor contract. And yes for you legal beagles the US National Labor Relations Board exists, but cannot nullify the contract.

Sometimes I just search Brian Burke interviews on KZfaq and watch them as a fall asleep.

Steve Dangles caught the rona he isnt being himself

Any speculation on ticket costs when fans are allowed back, I suspect the hike on the the best seats will be enormous.

Hey guys just wanted to let you know your border on the youtube videos is similar to the look of a fully played video because of the red bar across the bottom. would hate to confuse a viewer in thinking they have already viewed... thanks for the content atb

Sportsnet way better than ESPN

i appreciate brian burke on tv/internet. has good business insight and can express himself in an interesting manner. he doesn't hold back and calls it as he sees it. his book was an excellent read also.

If they don't play a season and the NFL and NBA are playing good luck getting a tv deal for any kind of real money and the players won't be getting anywhere near the money they make now. There will also be teams that won't make it out of this so there will be less jobs. Good luck NHL your going to need it if you decide not to play.

Burke did warn us months ago.

Woah, two sids

A worldwide pandemic can't stop NHL games but a squabble over money can end all it in a second. We've seen it before.

yay 4th lockout here we go. what a great league.

Can the players negotiate a deal where if teams make the playoffs as long as they are in the playoffs they can share some of the playoff tv revenues with the owners. Players of course will have to take a pay cut but only until fans are allowed in the seats.

With no set date it’s bonkers that he isn’t playing in Alberta

Brian Burke shutting down Sid's narrative.

as a Rangers fan i agree, not letting him play is so wrong. Also plz bring hockey back :(

I will be livid at the players if they don’t play. Let’s remember, it’s deferred money and they still will make huge money for a short season in comparison to other people. Get on the ice.

The problem is that some of the small-market teams may lose so much money that they will never recover, if they play. The NHL is a gate-driven league. Without fans in attendance, some NHL teams will probably lose $50-$75 million.

So if the owners make more than 50% profit in a season do the players get that money?

Love Brian Burke, smart guy and what a class act, you have my respect mr Burke for whatever that’s worth.

sounds like bettman isnt doing a good enough job to get people to watch the game if the nhl isnt that profitable maybe a new commish should take the reins and spread the game of hockey into usa instead of having new teams

Burke is always my favorite analyst

The owners need to offer something more than just "F*ck you, pay me." It's not the players fault the owners negotiated a bad deal for themselves. A deal is a deal. If the players are content with a flat cap for six years they have a signed deal in hand. If the owners are in such dire need of holding on to their up front money they can start by offering points on the split or a percentage of the expansion fee for Seattle. The onus is on the owners to offer something to entice the players to change already agreed upon terms.

I would agree more with Burky if Laf didn't just win gold as the best player on the team.

I'd go to 4 outdoor games if it means I get to go to a game rather than watch it on tv.

Another thing that seems really...out of touch is that the NHL has no proper streaming service. Younger generations consume entertainment increasingly from streaming services over cable television.

Two points. One, though I agree that representing your country is a fantastic opportunity that can positively affect players, the NHL is a bigger, tougher, faster league than anything Alexis Lafreniere has ever played in and he needs to get up to games speed ASAP. He has already captained and won a World Juniors. If the NHL is not playing, let him play Juniors, but if they are, he needs to be in the Rangers camp. Period. Two, Burke is right on the money as far as the 50/50 thing goes. Here is the biggest difference between the players and the owners position if they play this year. The players will make money and the owners will lose money. No matter what, the owners are going to lose money. Therefore, if there is no season, it is all on the players. Based on that alone, I think the players will make the right decision.

Not returning to play will set the League as a whole back, hell I am not convinced it has even bounced backed from the last lockout shortened season, let alone the covid shortened season we just had. There is a reason why MLB, NBA, NFL and International Football superstars make the money they do and the NHL's best make what they make. The sport needs to continue to grow and a year without play will put hockey out of mind for a lot of the struggling markets. It comes down to a very simple situation here, play for less money that you may never get back (players) or lose roughly 60 Million dollars instead of 15 Million to sit the year out and then hope you can string together something that will see a return to revenue (team owners). Both choices do not work for the simplest of reasons that no one seems to want to talk about. If the owners choose not to play, I would venture that 5 to 10 teams just pack it in and fold or look to sell to buyers who are not interested but may buy on the cheap, as for the players on those teams, are you good enough to get a new job as an NHL player on a remaining team that is hit with a flat cap for a significant amount of time and could see the salary cap go lower because of the loss in available games as far as tv deals are concerned. If the other leagues return to play and the NHL doesn't it really could be the nail in the coffin that leads the way to tv deals for hockey fans to watch all the other pro hockey leagues around the world on tv instead and in all likely hood it will be just as exciting.

Ha! My "Jesus Murphy" comment made it in! Love you too, guys!

An agreement for 7 years for a salary cap that's frozen? Maybe some of the teams like florida who make 45.00 a year wont be around in 3 years

Simple fix is lower cap a year to 40. to 50 million and play 50 game season. The owners lose less money and players still make good money and less wear and tear. The NBA agreed this type of deal so why can’t NHL. It will be horrible for NHL if they skip season

when will fans be in stadiums in full capacity

Like him or not, Mr Burke is correct here. If the NHL can't have fans, they can't make much money, and they don't make enough money from the TV deals to play the players what they want. The NHL owners stand to lose a ton of money here, and I don't blame them if they decide to not play unless the players finally figure out that this pandemic won't allow the league to bring in normal revenues. This is an unprecedented situation, and calls for unprecedented solutions. They are better off playing a shortened 48-game season even if it's just on TV, and take the salary hits, accordingly, in order to give the league's future players a legit shot at making some money years from now. The NHL and NHLPA are 50/50 partners, which means they have to assume the risks and losses EQUALLY. End of story.

Cid and Sid

Do we forget the 70s the 80s what they all got payed and not 45 games the boys have too think about this boys

Jesus Murphy.....Does he play on the Leafs?

Since when did Tim grow hair

These kids are healthy and young come these kids would do it no matter what

Syd showing real inability to understand basic logic... Players demand 50% of revenue to maximize their greed (no expenses, no risk). Then when there is no profit and far less revenue they demand essentially 100% of revenue and to force their partner to lose money. What business could do this? If you invented Tesla and go thru all the risk and investments and problems to make a company... how could it be logical to then hire a new factory worker and accept his demand that he get all of the company sales?

Yeah there’s no hockey for 2 seasons folks! Nobody wins. Teams are sold off and diluted. Rogers is building a new Baseball arena in Toronto. So that’s 3-4 years without occupancy!

After the Great Reset is implemented throughout Canada, there will be no professional hockey. You can thank all the Kens and Karens for that.

Burkie sitting only 5 feet away he was not social distancing. Wow losing $15 million not playing to losing $60 million playing; yet the owners are not counting on how many fans they will lose. It will take time to get those fans back.

Wow, I was looking at this as the owners being stupid, but now.... I see it more balanced... cut bait and get something and quit crying

They are all making alot of money to play a game that any fan would love to be playing if we had the talent

I misread thought SN fired Burke too...

jesus murphy !

Still miffed how NBA got 72 game season and NHL has 56.... at least make it 62. You are basically saying from a business standpoint that NHL is not on par with the NBA as a big 4 league. If they started negotiating from the draft they would have more games. How is it that the NBA always is a month a head of the NHL.

Ben Shapiro went to Harvard Law and graduated. Not the best endorsement, even if it is a logical fallacy.

Capitalists: “we’re the victim in this relationship of production - we take all the risk!!!!!” Also capitalists: “ohhhhh man, this pandemic has put us all in a rocky situation, we’re going to have to shave worker pay by 50%!” The classic capitalist class equivocation. Don’t get me wrong, I couldn’t care less about NHL players making $900k-$14m/year to play a sport, but the contradiction here expressed by the owners is truly dumbfounding.

100% dead on Burke.....A small number of top end players are trying to dictate, typical upper class shitting on the lower class.{ of players} this will cost 3rd and 4th line career's , because of upper class greed...

Hockey is dead. Like all pro sports. Became to political.