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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
He's the president and CEO of the Calgary Flames organization. That extends far beyond the hockey operation. There's a million decisions that the Flames need to make that have little to do with the actual on-ice product. Advertising, new arena location, beer sponsors, urinal cake scent. He's in the position to oversee everything. If he doesn't have the experience or knowledge to deal with hockey operation it's his responsibility to hire people who do, namely the GM. That doesn't require him to be involved in the hockey operation.
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Horse Poop. A president is accountable to the owner in terms of revenues AND on ice results which is the largest contributor to revenues. Obviously a hockey team comes with tones of decisions which have nothing to do with the roster, I get it. But if you have a President of a hockey team who is not involved with hockey operations, you don't have a President, you have a guy who is in charge of a bunch of minutia that no one cares about (hmmmmm, should we fill the beer cups from the top or from the bottom?)
Now, I am talking about the kind of involvement as it relates to the OP. Obviously, I don't expect to see King working the phones on draft day, seeing if Joe Thornton is available for three first round picks, but to be a part of exit meetings? Getting a feel for your employees and their mental makeup, that is involvement I have no problem with.