I am excited to have a team that is going to crash and bang. I think Burke gives the Flames more respect even though he failed in Toronto for the most part. He has inherited a better situation and if he can trade in Calgary like he did in Toronto the Flames could maybe just maybe turn it around in 2 years instead of 5?
Feaster said one thing and did another far too often. He said they have to be intellectually honest but never made a significant move at the deadline when it was clear they were on the wrong side of the bubble. He said he would never be a GM of a rebuild but this summer talked openly about rebuilding (to be fair the team had to rebuild and he is not the GM anymore). The RoR offer sheet was his last ditch effort to avoid the full rebuild and it nearly crippled the franchise. His refusal to rebuild, remarks like Jankowski will be the best player in the draft, RoR offer sheet, Iginla trade mess all contributed to the Flames being a bit of a joke around the league
Since the Phaneuf trade in 2010 this organization has slipped down the ladder to more or less a joke. Bad trades, poor asset management, mediocre drafting, questionable moves. It is very important the Flames brought in a highly respected name like Burke to be the overseer of the hockey ops
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