At a Saturday news conference, three days after he was let go as Leafs' president and GM, Brian Burke said he was surprised the release came just as the league resolved its lockout.
"There's sometimes when you get fired and you see the vultures circling and you understand it's coming," Burke said. "You're not sure when you're going to drop dead in the desert, but it's coming and you can see the vultures.
"This one here was like a two-by-four upside the head to me."