Bottom Line? Like the deals... but expect Feaster et al. will bungle the remainder.
There is obviously a duality there, but Doug Risebrough will tell you that you don't ever get to "cure" major gaffs with subsequent deals.
- Wish this deal (and Iginla's) had been done 2 years ago when it was obvious the team wasn't going to contend. He may have done well on the LSAT (
), but most people could tell that the Flames sucked, and Feaster apparently couldn't. No idea why.
- Don't understand how Feaster felt the answer was "in the room" at any point during his tenure.
- I don't expect the Flames to draft well, so am less enthused about 1st round picks than most. Color me jaded after 20 years of draft failure.
- The biggest asset we have received is cap space. In light of the new CBA, it will provide a lot of flexibility for RFA and UFA sheets.
- Given the Richards UFA pitch (9 million a season for 9 years?) and the O'Brian RFA fiasco, I don't expect Feaster to use the cap space very well.
- Don't know anything about the prospects, but the deal can't be judged for at least a couple years for most of them. Odds are the naysayers will be correct (just based on the fact most players don't stick to the NHL), but if we got 1 player in the top half of the lineup, it would be a win.
It's about time these moves were made. Look forward to whoever our next GM is making the most of whatever is left of them.
Prove me wrong Feaster.