Brian Burke makes first waves about potential desire to increase Penguins physicality

Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty ImagesWell, you know it wouldn’t take too long. In some of his first public comments outside of the initial press conference to announce his hiring, Brian Burke talked on the 93.7 The Fan morning show and gave a very Brian Burke highlight quote.

Some foreshadowing here?

Brian Burke with us: "Pittsburgh's the last team to win with a small, fast team. The last 3 Cup winners have been big, they play long pants hockey, they play ugly hockey. I think we need to look at that & see, have we kept up with the joneses here?"

— The Fan Morning Show (@FanMorningShow) February 12, 2021 There’s a lot of meat on the bone here to look through here.

For starters, in case Burke…