By the sounds of things, Brian Burke is officially done with the entire Dennis Wideman situation. Wideman, originally suspended for 20 games, had his suspension reduced by a neutral independent arbitrator - the final step in the appeals process, and the first time such a step has been taken - to 10 games today, on the day he would have served his 20th game.
"It's over," Burke said in a press conference. "There's not much point to my ranting and raving about it. ... Today's the day to close the door, in my mind."
Burke started off his press conference by wishing a speedy recovery for Don Henderson, the linesman Wideman made contact with during a game on Jan.