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Originally Posted by MoreDrank
Sure, in hindsight, I'm glad Richards didn't wind-up on the roster, especially with that contract, but it's not as if the Flames were the only other team after him at the time.
People can argue Feaster shouldn't have gone after him in the first place, but it's weird to pin the Richards non-deal on him like it's in the books.
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How else are you going to evaluate Feaster? Based on performance, he declared that the Flames would make the playoffs and the team misses the playoffs every single year Feaster has been the GM and that's with money to spend. Feaster traded Regehr for cap space to make a run for Richards and did nothing with the cap space except add PLLL. He then acquired Cammalleri, Wideman, and Hudler and the result was that the Flames having the worst finish since when?
The "bullets dodged" only highlights the incompetency of Feaster. It's one thing if the players Feaster targeted would have been great signings/acquisitions in hindsight. It's another when the players Feaster targeted would have turned out to be huge disasters. Feaster has continually made the wrong decisions and the saving grace is that it didn't end up hurting the team because there are other GMs who are just as stupid?