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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Have any of you guys actually met Ken King? He is a sharp businessman with great respect for the Flames and even moreso for the fans. He's always out mingling with people in the concourse at games, at Flames Central when possible to hang out with the patrons and answer their questions, and has always been approachable in most situations I've seen him. He bought my friends and I drinks once and sat there at FC answering all of our questions - and he was even more keen to hear our opinions.
Where am I going with this? You may not like King's approach to team success and the heavy-handed nature of his role on the GM duties, but him and his team aren't stupid and they certainly aren't out to destroy the Flames through lack of action. They also consider the fans in most decisions they make, so getting rid of Iginla / the core is not an easy one because that's the house most of us Flames fans have grown up in for the last 18 years. Iginla is an institution in this city and you can't just fire him off without very good reason to do so. He is asset to the city, not just the team.
I don't know if Burke could do a better job, but axing King is not as easy as it would seem. He does bring a strong PR and management element to the administration, even if some people don't like the results (or lack of them). Hold the whole operation accountable, not just King.
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Not to knock Ken King, but everyone is replaceable no matter what they do. If KK is as involved in hockey operations as is rumored, he most certainly should be held accountable. You may argue "well the flames have prospered financially with him at the helm", but they would have been more prosperous than that with more than one playoff appearence in the last 5 years (assuming we don't make it this year).