As mentioned, a strong personality is going to be needed IMO to get Edwards and the owners to give up any control.
I still hope that Feaster was kept around as a mere facilitator for the sell off (and all his words today are what you'd expect anyone to say in his shoes), and by the time the decisions going forward are made in a month or so, there is someone in there that will take the overall reigns.
The fact that it took him 5 weeks to talk after the ROR thing leads me still to believe he's not on firm ground from those above him
No matter if he is fully to blame or not (he's not, he's had plenty of help) he saw how things were running like this even as AGM, and knew what he signed up for when he pitched his plan that offseason to stay on full time. He's not got the same reputation as the franchise, and it will be hard to shake that anytime soon. Same with the godfather of his son (or vice versa) behind the bench...like it or not, these guys are now associated with the final running of the franchise into the ground....they're not the only part of the problem, but they're not ones that helped things get better, nor are they part of the solution.
The time for change is upon us, the franchise player, the best goalie this team has had gone. May as well start fresh, and get a guy in who can build the respectability of the franchise up as GM/President/Hockey Ops whatever, and the coach he brings along, as soon as possible around the league and within the PA...before things get too far out of control. Only way that happens is to hire a personality that will take on the challenge, and tell King and Edwards where to go if they start (don't call it) meddling.
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