This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.

Okay, welcome to the program, Radio Only Today, having some tech issues with the cameras here in the broadcast center of my basement,

store radio on podcast only and right off the top we have Elliot Friedman who is

standing by in Winnipeg in advance we're doing some interviews with various members of the Winnipeg

Jets I believe where there is breaking news this morning. The Pittsburgh Penguins

announcing they have relieved Brian Burke, President of Hockey Operations, Ron Hextal, General Manager, and

Chris Pryor, assistant general manager from their duties as such with the Pittsburgh

Penguins.

Elliot, first of all, how are you?

Second of all, we talked about this over the past couple of days.

When Fenway Sports makes up their mind, they act quickly.

I've always said this is, I know it's tough one day right after the season but I still do think and we'll get to

Anaheim and Dallas Aikens in a moment here this is the humane thing to do

don't drag people through some some days if not weeks if not months before they find out their fate nonetheless

Burke Hectstahl prior dismissed from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Yeah I generally

agree with you on that point Jeff I think that if you made it made your up your mind and it was very clear

here they made up their mind then you do it quick and and what it allows you do is you don't have it hanging over the people involved.

You don't have it hanging over your organization and you give people the opportunity

to start working on the next phase of their life and I'm a big

supporter of that. I like that. Now look I don't think any of us are surprised. We're not the only

people who have been talking about it for days now. Fenway goes quick and I don't think anyone's shocked that happened today. You can see the way this was turning. There was definitely a feel if the Penguins didn't

went around to the playoffs this year. There was gonna there was gonna be

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