I think Feaster should be fired. This mistake had the potential to set the Flames back another year in the draft, which is something the club can't afford right now.
I appreciate Feaster going out and attempting to fix our massive hole at centre, and if it wasn't for that rule the offer sheet may have been a good move. I appreciate his off season acquisitions. Wideman and Hudler have been solid additions. I know Feaster gets a lot of flack for allowing this team to currently have one NHL centre, including from myself, but I do think finding a top six centre, or even a solid third line C, is extremely difficult. The last thing I want is for Feaster to overpay for a centre via trade... the Flames just can't afford to do that. O'Reilly, on the surface, looked like a good option. A young, long-term fix to Calgary's problems at centre-ice, that could potentially be had for a reasonable price (a 1st and 3rd round pick).
That being said, after a mistake like this it is hard to have much confidence in him. The moves I mentioned above were nice, but they have been accompanied by other questionable signings, and inaction. I lost a lot of confidence in Feaster when with the whole "fool be once" speech he gave last season before the trade deadline, which was followed by re-signing Jackman at the deadline, and with this lastest fiasco, nearly all of my confidence in him is gone.
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