The way this Bouwmeester deal pans out will be the telling sign for King and Ownership if he's still the one for the job. If he manages the situation and negotiations, and gets a better than expected return through the process, he's got some more rope.
His apology to the media last night for not being as open as he used to be and not "doing Flames business" through the media, was cleary an effect of his hands getting slapped over ROR offer sheet, and that was half of his ability he was brought in as AGM for, to be the mouth peice for Sutter and the ability to convince the fans and media via words. If he's lost that ability, he's lost some of the tools for why he was brought here.
Don't get me wrong, I think KK and ownership have their hands still involved in more they should, but that's in part too because those are the terms that Feaster agreed to (outright or indirectly) after presenting the "Rock Solid Plan" (since modified a few times) to get the full time GM job, so if that makes him a yes man, then so be it.
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