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Originally Posted by saillias
Refer to my post after that... Feaster did not start in Calgary and rebuild right off the bat. He tried to stay competitive, made the team soft and small through trades and signings, and then we bottomed out, and THEN he rebuilt.
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I get what you're saying; Feaster seemingly started undermining this team before the official rebuild flag was waved but you also have to realise that GMs have a different blueprint for rebuilds than they do when they are trying to make adjustments around an established core to make a playoff push; all Gms do this. Feaster even said as much when boldly stating to the media after they suggested a rebuild might be in order, "...If ownership wanted a Gm for a rebuild then they hired the wrong guy!". He felt the missing ingredient was speed & a little more skill which is a rare commodity to aquire with size & grit these days so he did the best he could, working with the Win Now mandate he received from Ken King.
Unfortunately for Feaster, the Flames, & mostly the fans, the team was already on a downward spiral at least 2 years before the necessity for rebuild was officially recognised.