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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Okay, I'll say it again, it was one of the reasons, maybe not the major reason but Burke talks about Feaster's bad draft record here. Feaster did three drafts, 2011, 12, and 13. Burke has said the 13th draft was great so that leaves the 2011 and 12 drafts. The 2011 doesn't seem to be contentious except that the players are on the small side for Burke so that leaves what everyone here is talking about, the 2012 draft and Jankowski.
Here's Burke's quote.
Being smart he isn't going to dump on any one pick, because they are still unsigned assets.
Burke gives three responsibilities a GM has, one is putting together a staff, next is handling trades and third is drafting and Feaster came up short. |
Of the three things you listed, the area Feaster actually wasn't horrible at is drafting. His three drafts have yielded a bevy of exciting prospects. And I don't care that they haven't played in the NHL; we didn't have this for the majority of a decade. These guys might not pan out, but that's a far cry better from the 'sure as sh*t won't' crowd we used to hype.
His horrific trading record and embarrassing the franchise with the ROR offersheet were enough to get him fired. Regehr, Iginla, Bouwmeester and Kiprusoff netted him a fringe goalie, a godawful 6th D, an undersized centre, two prospects with bottom six potential, an AHL D who can't crack the lineup of the worst team in the league, Klimchuk and Poirier.
His drafts are the only reason he stuck around as long as he did.