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Originally Posted by Igottago
You want Burke taking care of the Flames business matters and the new arena? That's King's bread and butter. Burke is a hockey guy, and has been appointed as such. You should be hearing a lot less from King on hockey matters now.
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Yup. The owners realized how quickly the Flames reputation was sinking, and that Feaster needed, at best, a tighter leash...and that King wasn't the one qualified to handle that leash. Thus, a newly created position, offered to Shanahan first, then forced into a real hard sell to Burke when Shanahan passed on the offer. Clock is ticking on Feaster.
With now the cap space that the Flames have, and someone with proper experience and a man of action/more tuned in now holding the purse strings, my personal outlook on the state of the franchise has gotten a lot rosier. This year will still suck, but at least the plan for the years ahead is a lot more defined.