One thing I want to add in this thread is that I don't think the Canucks are ready for a rebuild.
The Flames have been getting their house in order with respect to their drafting and development program. They have had a number of decent drafts since 2010. The Canucks don't seem to have that in place at the moment - though their last draft looked decent.
Edmonton didn't have their house in order at all, which is why they have managed to draft and develop very few players outside of the 1st round, and nobody that looks to have any sort of an impact.
I haven't followed the Canucks' program as much as Calgary, or even as much as Edmonton's, however. If they do decide to blow it up, they may end up being on par with Edmonton's drafting ability (though it is really hard to imagine them being that bad still).
It has been much more comforting for me as a fan to see a couple of decent drafts go by for the Flames that I felt were substantial improvements before the 'blowing it up' portion.
Even if Feaster was hired by the Canucks, it would take a couple of years I think to build up their scouting department by the looks of their past draft histories (which up until last year, has been terrible). If you feel Feaster was a 'poor trader/good drafter', this would be a disastrous move by the Canucks. Feaster himself acknowledged that he let his scouts do what they were paid to do and that he was not a good talent evaluator.
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