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Originally Posted by Buff
Like Burke says, if he and Feaster are committed to making it work then it will work. Your comments got me to thinking. Feaster doesn't have that big game hunter experience like Burke has. If Feaster truly wants to make this work then he'll benefit by learning from Burke, and that can only be good for the Flames. If Feaster isn't willing to learn some new aspects of his job, then he won't last long and Burke will be replacing Feaster within a couple of years... which would be good to move out a company asset that isn't interested in being a productive part of the team, but not that great to keep changing the GM position.
Adding Burke isn't changing the GM position, because Feaster is still the GM. Adding Burke as President will enhance the GM position for the Flames.
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This is how I view it too. Feaster is now surrounded with "Hockey guys". There is an extra level of separation between the owners, Ken King and Feaster. I can definitely see Burke as being a good guy to put between the ownership and the management, even if it is just to silence the rumours of meddling.
The way I see it, Feaster (and Conroy) can now focus on the day to day operation of their teams. Make sure the paperwork is up to date and that everything is running smoothly. And both of them will funnel their reports into Burke so that he can make sure the big picture is going in the right direction.
I can see this as becoming a very good thing for the Heat as well as the Flames.
Then, when it comes time to do things like trade players at the deadline this season, I can see Burke being in the room while Feaster is making phone calls to make sure that we are "winning" the trades. This will be one of the biggest features of having Burke in the organization (in my mind) - Burke wins a lot of trades.