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EDMONTON-OCT6,2007-Kevin Lowe, left, and Oilers’ president and CEO Pat LaForge, right, shake hands at a newsconference Saturday at Rexall Place after an announcement that Lowe’s contract has been extended for four more years as the team’s general manager. EDMONTON JOURNAL/Chris Schwarz. Chris Schwarz
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Which NHL club will land Brian Burke?

By Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze

images5images-11images-22Well, well, well, it didn’t take long for all the hockey pundits to start brewing up theories about Brian Burke’s future in the NHL after he was released by the Anaheim Ducks yesterday afternoon. From what I hear an emergency meeting was arranged between Steve Simmons, Al Strachan and Darren Dreger–founders of the Truth, Rumour and My Dog Told Me Club–where they sat down at an unassuming Swiss Chalet on the fringe of Toronto and discussed how the media will spin the story. Apparently Strachan put gravy on his fries and ordered a second Rootbeer, which Dreger interpreted as a clear indication that Burke is bound for Boston. But all joking aside, Anaheim’s decision to release Burke because he wouldn’t sign a long-term extension with the club is a giant smoke signal that something is up. He is too smart to shy away from a rosy position in Anaheim without something waiting in the wings. So where is he going to end up? Well, we’ll let you the reader decide instead of feeding you rumours on this one.

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