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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

I don't know about others, but I know in 2004 before the playoffs, we all had that feeling that if the Flames could somehow get into the playoffs, they would be a real threat. I haven't had that feeling the past few years.... yes it would be nice to win, but I don't think thats the only thing. I think the part that fundamentally is missed here, and I know this is a topic beaten to death, is Feaster isn't a hockey-guy; he's not a sports-guy. I think one has to be at least some working knowledge of the sport to really understand all the dynamics; it doesn't have to be the NHL or pro hockey, but at least have been part of a team and played at a decent competitive level.

With Feaster, it just doesn't seem like he's got that understanding - he seems out of phase with whats going on. Sure he's organized and got the PUCKS program going and convinced owners to spend more money on scouting, but I really can't see how someone who has never played the sport can evaluate something like hockey sense. Just lots of loosy-goosy open ended mistakes like Modin and Cervenka, both of which didn't have much consequence but really highlight the fact that Feaster is out of phase with whats going.

Going back to Darryl, the day Darryl was hired, Darryl had a log book of ideas and criticism of the Flames and had a game plan of what to improve. You really got the feeling that Darryl bleed Flaming C, that he loved hockey more then anyone and if he only had 13 hours of hockey that day, he'd pull up Game Center and watch some more hockey before packing it in for the day. Feaster doesn't seem like that type of guy, he seems more like a guy who takes marching orders and tries to do what he can within the 9am-5pm he works or the 40 hours he puts in a week. Hockey fell into his lap, and he put in his due diligence to learn his job, but its not the love of his life the way it was for Darryl. I doubt Feaster had a book on the Flames before the job was first brought to him, and its obvious he didn't have very much working knowledge of the Flames before he came on board.... Feaster doesn't "bleed the Flaming C" ... this is just a job for thats better then his underwear blogging.

Maybe its asking too much, but I would just rather have that GM who really knows the in's and out's of the dressing room, and hockey is really his passion.

/ rant over

and is really smart...


Trade the Pittsburgh 1st round pick to Columbus for John Davidson.