Rather than fixating on Don Cherry's firing, what do we think the plan should be for HNIC?
The solution everyone seems to have is Brian Burke taking over the Coach's Corner segment (maybe renamed at some point). That does make a lot of sense, but there are a lot of challenges with it that people maybe haven't considered.
First is if HNIC wants to continue the segment. I think the urge to compare Cherry and Burke is too strong and the show would be better off recontextualizing Burkie's personality elsewhere. Burke will always be in Cherry's shadow if they set him up as the guy with the big, stubborn personality who plays off of Ron MacLean.
Maybe in a few years if/when Jeff Marek takes over MacLean's spot, they could build their own dynamic, but you can't just insert Brian Burke this Saturday and continue on flawlessly.
Does Brian Burke want this? He hasn't been blacklisted from an NHL management job.