I haven't read through the whole thread yet, so maybe this has been covered already.
If there's any truth to this, here's my take/opinion:
Feaster was doing his job, exploring all avenues to improve the team. Have to think the deal involved at least #6 overall and Gaudreau. He went to ownership to discuss the possible deal (hopefully, not to ask/beg, but that's another thread), like ANY GM would be required to do, and the consensus was that the franchise could not sell the idea of finally rebuilding from square one to the fanbase and then go out and trade their best prospect and highest draft pick in 15-20 years for a guy with character issues and a chronic hip issue.
There's no way this reporter can definitively know anything about the dynamics of the Flames management team, and how this speculative move was discussed and ultimately decided upon. "Management" could be any combination of owners, scouts, advisors, Weisbrod, Conroy, King, Feaster, etc.
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