Sabretip
Registered User
@DarrenDreger
Burke is expected to act as interim GM until new guy is hired. Poulin, Loiselle, Futa, Benning, Treliving all have cred as candidates...
Nieuwendyk also mentioned
All guys who the Sabres have had interest in are bolded.
I imagine Poulin, Loiselle (Leaf connection) and Nieuwendyk are front runners for the job.
Worth remembering is that, if Phoenix (Treliving) and LA (Futa) were hesitant to grant permission to Buffalo to interview either man, the odds of either franchise allowing a division rival like Calgary access to either are even slimmer IMO - especially in mid-season where those teams could be competing with Calgary for playoff spot. And I don't know if Burke is willing to wait until summer to hire someone.
Burke's reputation just strikes me as a major handicap in the Calgary search, where any candidate who wants to jump up to the GM chair for the 1st time will hesitate considering Calgary unless they have first-hand experience working with/under Burke in the past.