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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Also, I really object to "Has Ken King even played ice hockey?" stigma. He is a president. Once again, how long does someone have to be involved in hockey before they can be considered a 'hockey guy'? Do they need to make it to a certain level? Is it necessary for them to have been NHL players? AHL? ECHL? Major Junior? AAA? When is the cut-off?
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He's a president that is is a control freak that likes to be involved in hockey decisions. You better believe I have a problem with the fact that a non-hockey man is involved with hockey decisions. At least Feaster is honest about what he doesn't know in that he hires hockey people for those decisions but at least Feaster ran an AHL organization prior to being employed by the NHL but since his and Dudley's team won a cup he's managed some pretty bad organizations. Things have gone downhill with the Flames as King has got more involved. There's definitely a correlation between the top managers as guys who either played or have extensive history in scouting. It's hard to really understand the dynamics on the ice and in the dressing room if you have never been around them.