Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The Flames are not looked at in a good light by the rest of the league and media. This organization has embarrassed itself over the past few seasons and I'm pretty sure that any changes will be looked at in a positive light by the rest of the hockey world.
|
Go back 20+ years when Fletcher stepped down and that's how long we've been in the wilderness.
Fletcher goes, Riser (Seamans' boy) in as GM, Hay in as pres.
Hay recommends Riser should be fired, is let go and Coates (Hotchkiss' boy) appointed as VP above Riser.
Coates fires Riser and is executive VP and GM, Edwards buys into team, Bremner (Edwards' boy) appointed pres.
Bremner undermines Coates, has him fired and we get Button.
Bremner steps aside, King steps in, hires Sutter and fires Button. Appoints Sutter as GM until he was relieved.
Try to find a franchise that has undergone this much upheaval in the past 20 years. The team has suffered due to the conflict within ownership and the bs politics. With Edwards assuming de facto controlling interest, hope the worst is behind us. But hiring a team President that jumped from playing into the league office and having no executive experience at the team level scares the bejeezus out of me and I am stunned with the reaction of people here who seem to be OK with that.