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Originally Posted by moon
Based on his perception or facts he had from people in the know?
I certainly think there is a perception that the owners/King are meddling but haven't heard anyone say this is fact.
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Then you're not really listening.
Eric Duhatschek says, point blank, "Ken King basically runs hockey operations."
Bob Mackenzie says, point blank on national television, "The Flames have maybe the most involved ownership in the NHL."
Elliott Friedman specifically mentions, on Calgary Radio, "the president" and "ownership" involvement as being factors which would make Calgary's new GM position an unattractive destination for prospective general managers.
Here's some more from Friedman:
"I think the thing that, the toughest thing to grade feaster on [...] and I do think when the flames go through their interviews, the biggest question that the Candidates are going to have is what is the power structure of this organization and how much interference am I going to have?
That is the biggest knock the flames have as an organization right now outside; that there are too many people who get to make decisions and it's very hard for a hockey guy to have control. "
http://pmd.fan960.com/audio_on_deman...-Interview.mp3