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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well according to the "You be the boss" and CP polls it's pretty universal that fans want King gone. 80% of voters want him gone in the larger paper poll. This is a clear message that fans are tired of his involvement in hockey operations. Sorry I am not Ken King but fans have spoken and your father or friend (whatever he is) needs to understand that it was a nice ride while it lasted but it's time to get off as the disdain will only grow more and more as the team flounders as he will continue to be the lightning rod for everything wrong with the organization. Time for him to get out while he still can with his head up.
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Pro sports is a little unique though, and Flames would be stupid to make a decision to remove KK based on fans opinion polls. A decision based on attendance, sure, and if fans stop showing up to the games and sighting KK as a reason, then they have to consider it. But to make a decision bases on public opinion of which the public actually no idea about would be bad business.
Ownership is hopefully smart and honest with themselves. They have to reflect and evaluate what role has KK actually played in the on ice state of this team. Is he actually involved in hockey operations, weighing in on trades and day to day, or has he only really been responsible for the hiring and selection of the GMs? Then they also have to ask themselves regardless of the answer to the above questions, how much of his role was he acting autonomously on, advising the owners, versus working in collaboration with them, or potentially simply executing on their wishes.
From there they can build a proper opinion on KK's culpability for the on-ice state of the franchise and the lack of playoff revenue the team generates.
But to remove him because a bunch of fans who actually have no idea what is actually going on behind the scenes "think" that KK is involved too much would be stupid, at least until fans start staying away specifically because they don't like King.