Firing Feaster may have sped up this RB in more ways than one.
1. IMO, Burke will make more constructive moves and fewer destructive moves than Feaster. GM's don't run at 100% but the closer the better.
2. I think the firing of Feaster put Hartley into a "get every last drop I can out of this team or I'm toast" mode. And I think he is getting more than Burke would have expected out of the team.This whipping and spurring by Hartley could be developing some of the supporting actors of this team into meaningful pieces of the future. Hartley is probably coaching above the level he would be under Feaster and it looks like its helping some guys make progress. Burke may be too much of an Ox to keep Hartley around long term but its working right now.
Some posters speculate on the 8 year mark until the Flames win playoff rounds. IMO that could be over pessimistic. I'm not saying there is no way it will take 8 years but I would hope under Burke things get back on track sooner. It doesn't always take the greater part of a decade to RB.
Misses so far for me are the Sven situation and a couple of plugs. But we needed plugs so no big surprise we have them.
Cheers
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