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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
Not to be coy, but this is actually what executives do in any business. A lot of it is building hype and making things seem better than they actually are to both employees and customers in an effort to keep up appearances. Businesses that fail do so because nobody sees any potential left in them, and sometimes that happens no matter what the executives say. I give you the Calgary Flames franchise...how long before the Flames are playing in front of 10,000 fans again?
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I don't remembering hearing a lot of talk from previous GM's to the level that we have heard the BS from Feaster. Can't remember hearing this kind of crap from teams like Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh etc.
You give me the Flames franchise and I imagine it would be a long time until you see 10,000 fans unless the dollar goes to crap again which is likely the same situation the current guys are in.
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Originally Posted by station
But is right now the time to do be doing that? Is a fire sale in mid-Feb really the way to go? Isn't that exactly what Darryl did a few years ago with disastrous results?
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That is not what Darryl did at all.
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Originally Posted by Red Menace
Why all the fuss...these 4th liners are inter-changeable...lets give Aliu a chance....sure it doesn't sound like he's played all that great in Abbotsford, but he did have a nice game in his call up last year,..it wasn't his fault the other team wasn't trying. Maybe Bancks is deserving as well, (and yes he has an NHL contract too), but he is 5 11, 185....Aliu is 6'4 225.....we need some size....lets give the kid a shot and see what happens....
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I would say a major issue is do you think you would ever hear Detroit saying "hey lets bring this kid that hasn't played well in the minors up. Why not?' Do you think Boston makes moves like that? Chicago? Pittsburgh?