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Paul Zeise: Ron Hextall and Brian Burke never made sense for Penguins

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PITTSBURGH — The worst kept secret in Pittsburgh sports was that Ron Hextall was on borrowed time as the Penguins general manager from about the trade deadline until the end of the season. The question was never if Hextall was going to get fired, it was always when.

Well, that day came Friday when Hextall, president of hockey operations Brian Burke and assistant general manager Chris Pryor were all fired.

This came a day after the season ended with the Penguins on the outside of the playoffs looking in for the first time since 2005-06. And it came a day after a most fitting of season-ending losses as the Penguins blew a third-period lead for the 10th time this season and lost to a terrible Columbus team.

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