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Originally Posted by Jay Random
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.
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Exactly. Those two are poor comparisons because they learned how to scout and evaluate talent and trusted their instincts along the way. Feaster relies on others to evaluate talent.
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Feaster does scout. I have no idea how often he scouts, but he does. I remember an interview where he said he would be going out east for 3 days or so to do some scouting. Doesn't mean he is any good, doesn't mean he is bad - just means that he does scout 'x' amount of time (and I would personally assume it would be lower than the average as compared to other GM's - but just an assumption).
As for the 'living and breathing' thing - how do you or anyone else know that Feaster or King don't live and breathe hockey? How do you know they don't PVR and watch as many games as possible?
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I only have your word that Feaster scouts. All I know is that Feaster prefers to stay home.
http://www.andelman.com/jayfeaster.html
This old article meant to praise Feaster is actually very telling of Feaster's work in the NHL. Feaster did contracts as an assistant GM and when he became GM he hired Barber to tend to the personnel issues while Feaster concentrated on negotiating contracts. As for living and breathing hockey, according to the article, apparently calling Feaster late at night and getting him to travel with the team is being insensitive to his personal life. Oh and I remember a game late this season where the Flames scored a goal and everyone was celebrating and Feaster sat there emotionless up in the press box. He wasn't even watching the game.
And you know how Feaster was saying this was the most important draft in the franchise's history? The team spent 3 days interviewing prospects and Feaster showed up on the last day. What was Feaster doing? Apparently preparing for the draft.