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PHT Morning Skate: Where Brian Burke is probably hanging on to the fifth pick

Brian Burke

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke speaks to the media for the first time since the death of his 21-year-old Brendan on Friday, Feb. 12, 20101, before an NHL hockey game between the Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

Brian Burke says he’s probably hanging on to the fifth overall pick in the draft and doesn’t see a trade being imminent. You can come out now Leafs fans. (TSN)

Meanwhile, Burke says he might actually draft for need this time around. (@cotsonika)

San Jose’s owners say “the answer isn’t always just firing people.” Wonder what the Kings think of that. (Working The Corners)

Legendary columnist Terry Jones says the Oilers should take Nail Yakupov for hockey’s sake. Sanity prevails. (Edmonton Sun)

The Hart Trophy finalists are all big fans of each other. Awww... (NHL.com)

Gary Bettman says labor talks will get underway soon. “Oh... Great...” said every hockey fan everywhere. (Sportsnet)

Daniel Alfredsson is going to take as much time as needs to decide if he’s coming back. (Senators Extra)

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins really wants to be the first Oilers player to win the Calder Trophy. (Edmonton Journal)

Zdeno Chara and Max Pacioretty are finding a lot of common ground these days and that’s a good thing. (CSNNE.com)

Jonathan Quick wants to do what Tim Thomas did just last year -- Win the Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe, and Vezina in the same year. (Los Angeles Times)

Patrice Bergeron is feeling 100-percent after having oblique issues in the playoffs. (CSNNE.com)

The Panthers have made an offer to potential free agent Jason Garrison. (On Frozen Pond)