One day soon all the conversations — Alexander Burmistrov surely hopes — will be exclusively about hockey and not about fractured relationships and mysterious departures.
That day isn’t here just yet.
Burmistrov began the process of answering questions on topics he’d just as soon leave behind Sunday, almost from the moment he strolled into the MTS Iceplex unannounced and apparently past fans and Winnipeg Jets staff before somebody really noticed.
Then the "Hey, Burmi’s here" buzz started and a media session was hastily put together so the 23-year-old could begin taking the next step in his return to the Jets and the National Hockey League.