I actually applaud the Flames handling of yesterday completely. When I (along with the rest of the free world) thought the deal was Boston with a conditional first, I could understand why people were angry and calling for his job. We were wrong.
Instead Feaster and his staff seem to be working smartly and are getting results. Sure, Ryan O'Reilly might've been a disaster, but might've worked and finally landed us a center. The Iginla trade wasn't a train wreck at all, from what little we can see today. I have full confidence that his goal is to improve this hockey team and I'm thrilled that as a fan that means taking some risks. We've all heard about them using their stats and other methodologies to evaluate players and I think that's intriguing. It will likely generate different players of interest, but so far it looks decent. Hudler, Cervenka, Wideman, and some decent drafting (or what appears to be at this point) has me feeling optimistic.
I know there are a couple questionable contracts thrown in, but nothing too egregious. In fact I'm really happy with how the team is being run right now. Of course I want more wins, but that will take time.
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