It will be 3 years here in December so yeah it is Jay Feaster's team.
He signed and drafted some good players. Most notable Jiri Hudler, Sean Monahan, Sven Baertschi, Mike Cammalleri and Dennis Wideman to name a few.
The goalies Berra and Ramo as well as Bob Hartley.
There's also some glaring things he hasn't done like a face off man. Flames are currently last in the league in face off win percentage.
The other is a lack of a physical presence up front. Ladislav Smid currently 15th and Dennis Wideman 99th in the league in hits leading the Flames in that category. David Jones the top hitting Flames forward at 122nd and TJ Galiardi 159th in the league.
It's worth noting that since the acquisition of Smid, Wideman has been a -8.
Also noteworthy is Dion Phaneuf still a top hitter in the NHL at 40th spot.
Feaster's done some good moves but he's also seemingly ignored other areas.
I would give him today a 6.5/10 grade.
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