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Originally Posted by FAN
As Vulcan pointed out, Fletcher worked as a scout and Gorman has scouting and coaching experience.
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Yes, and Fletcher got that scouting job without ever having played high-level hockey. Gorman's first job in hockey was recruiting players for the 1916-17 Ottawa Senators. The very next season, he was not only the GM of the team, but part owner as well. Feaster had ten years' experience in hockey management when he got his first NHL job, including eight years as GM of the Hershey Bears.
Some people keep talking as if Feaster had never seen a hockey puck before Tampa Bay gave him the keys to the front office. Some people seem to think he still hasn't seen one.
Sometimes I wonder if the people shouting loudest for Feaster's head aren't just a bunch of bitter ex-jocks who can't bear the thought of an outsider playing in their sandbox.