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Originally Posted by Vulcan
LOL, that's even better than being GM.
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No kidding...but I am guessing if/since Torts won the showdown vs Gillis with the owners, (besides the fact he was there only a year vs Gillis and his downward sprial) he likely had some ideas on how he could better do his job as coach. Using Feaster as a crutch/pawn to help save his own job, would be just the thing Torts could say to give the owners food for thought that Torts could work if given the right support.
Put the seemingly intelligent, lifelong Canuck (except for those stints in NY and MTL) Linden as GM and have him learn ala Nieuwendyk, Hull and Yzerman, and support him with a GM who has been there before, and has a good relationship with the coach you've chosen.
Toss in the Avs being successful with Sakic and Roy (totally different underneath the surface, but...) last year and the owners may want to give that a go. The Linden/Nicholson would at least stop the bleeding of loss of season tickets from the group of fairweather fans and you take the chance that Feaster can guide Linden (sorry, LOL) and Torts becomes a better coach without Gillis breathing down his neck.