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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Cliff Fletcher never made it past Junior C. He's in the Hall of Fame as a builder.
If you like some ancient history, Tommy Gorman never played hockey at any level, but won seven Stanley Cups as GM of four different teams — some of which he also coached. He's in the HoF, too. (By the way, like Ken King, he was a newspaper man before he went into hockey management.)
It's a safe bet that Jay Feaster will never be in the Hall of Fame, but his lack of personal experience playing hockey is not the reason. He just isn't a good enough manager.
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2 great GM's but you really can not use them as comparisons in this day in age. The game on and off the ice has changed to much. Drafting has never been more important than it has in the last 10 years. Back in Fletcher days GM's could afford to make a bad trade in the summer and be able to make another trade by October to help correct the mistake. Good luck in todays game getting a trade to help you out before the end of January. Having some sort of hockey playing experience in a management team goes a long way. The first guy in the flames management team with any playing experience is our AGM. That is not a good thing.