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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Let's assume that is true for a minute (I'd very much like to hear more detail on this) - Feaster clearly failed in his 'win now' plan. How does that qualify him for a 2nd chance?
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In the state Sutter left the franchise, it was going to take years to clean up the mess. Feaster 'stopped the bleeding' (his words). He stopped trading away picks for older assets. He chiseled away at the bad contracts, aging roster, and no trade clauses. Could he have done more sooner? Probably. But as I said, I believe the overriding goal of the Flames franchise in those years was a desire by King and Murray to keep Iginla happy and try to get in the playoffs with him. But the roster Feaster inherited wasn't much to work with. It was already a non-playoff team, and had pretty much no impact players in the 20-26 year age range. The only way to stem that decline in the short-term was to trade again yet more youth and picks for veterans.