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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I gotta laugh at folks who think the timing of the rebuild and the decision to trade Iginla were in Feaster's hands. King and Edwards weren't ready to pull the plug on the Iginla era until halfway through last season. They weren't about to employ a GM who told them what they didn't want to hear.
That's the reason a new layer was added to the Flames management structure - to keep the guy in King's role from meddling in hockey operations anymore.
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Yep. When Iginla/Agent informed the flames they weren't interested in talking about an extension until the season was over, the horror of losing Iginla for nothing invaded the consciousness of Flames management and ownership. That's what precipitated the whole thing.
Signing Wideman/Hudler, trading for Cammalleri again, even attempting to offersheet O'Reilly, these aren't moves made with the idea that you are going to implement a structured plan for success in the future; making the effort to trade veterans in exchange for potentially talented players in the future. I don't think that was really even established until Burke presented his report to ownership this season.