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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
and costing ours... whoops? Did I write that here?
Although, love the willingness to spend money. But that's about it.
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I don't think Calgary's problem is ownership: as you say, they are willing to spend - and not just on salaries but also on scouting, etc
And consider that, until two or three years ago, there were no complaints of ownership meddling. In fact, ownership was highly regarded.
So what changed? I believe it isn't as simple as complaining that ownership is meddling, you have to ask
why they are meddling.
And, to me, the answer is that the president hasn't managed the direction of the team well.
Ownership didn't seem to mind Sutter having autonomy. But when things fell apart and a new direction was established, they appeared to be less willing to grant that autonomy. It is a lack of trust in the direction of the team
If you have a solid president with a clear vision of what the franchise wants to be, it is a lot easier for ownership to allow him the authority and the autonomy to make it happen.