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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Yeah, I don't think you can fairly judge Feaster without considering:
A) He stepped into maybe the worst situation in the NHL in terms of roster talent, cap, and age profile.
B) For his first two seasons, ownership was evidently opposed to rebuilding or moving the team's top assets.
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Lets say ownership did not want a rebuild ( i believe you are right), then this year Feaster failed miserably in keeping a competitve team on the ice. He hired the wrong coach to get the veterans going ( not that the greatest coach in the world could motivate that group) but at least should have kept them in the 9th-10th spot. He spent to the cap trying to make the playoffs and if this was an 82 game season they would have been out of it by December.
I'm not saying he had an easy job to make the playoffs, but he iced a horrible team when he thought he was a couple of players away from making 8th.
Granted i wanted a rebuild from the start but he still has to take his licks from not reaching, or coming close to his mandate.