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Originally Posted by daredevil
Been sitting on this for a while (mods can PM for source if they wish).
I've been told the only reason why a new contract hasn't been signed is that Treliving wants assurance from ownership that King will stop meddling in hockey ops decisions.
He and Burke have a good working relationship but King insists on being the final approval on deals.
The most recent example I was given:
Apparently at the deadline a deal was made for Bishop but they needed Kings approval to proceed. They were given 15 mins to finalize by Yzerman. They tried to reach King on the phone and couldn't get him within the window, so he was dealt to LA.
Take for what it's worth (not a Julius example).
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Holy wow if true. Kind of validates a lot our worst fears about King's status with ownership. He knows nothing about hockey, yet they let him make hockey decisions? This is the definition of a joke of a franchise. I hate this because we shouldn't even be making fun of Edmonton anymore if there any truth to this. If he handles hockey as bad as arena negotiations we are screwed.
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