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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I posted this in another thread, but it can probably be reposted here, as it is germane to the topic. I have been a supporter of Feaster's in his time here, and with the horrible returns on the season and some of what has transpired in the past couple of months, I find myself a little more guarded in my endorsement:
I'm not convinced that Feaster should be fired, but if he is, and the team does decide to entrust the rebuild to another, I am also fine with that. Following the entry draft and free agency, I expect to be more firmly committed one way or the other, but at this very early point in the new direction that the team has clearly taken, it is still far too early to make many certain claims about how good or how poor Feaster is suited to the present task.
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Don't overlook the fact that Feaster let a great coach in Brent Sutter walk and in turn brought in one of the worst head coaches to ever coach the franchise. The Hartley hiring could be seen the day Feaster got the job full time and illustrates why GM's should never be able to hire their buddies. I believe of all Feaster's failings this season the worst was the hiring of Hartley. It worked out this season in a warped way in that it's going to provide this team with a top 3 pick but going forward he's going to be disasterous for this franchise. I have a hard time believing the owners are happy with the type of hockey this team is playing this season. It's repulsive watching this team try an mimic a rean NHL team play defense.