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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Anyone who disagreed wouldn't have got the job. If it wasn't Feaster playing patsy to King and his man-crush on Iginla, it would have been someone else. The rot in the Flames franchise during the late Iginla era ran all the way to the top.
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Darryl was saddled with the same limitations.
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...to the fact he's a much better coach than GM.
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I don't necessarily agree. When the Flames went to the finals, Darryl alluded to the fact that this was maybe the worst thing for the Flames rebuild. After that his marching orders were to make the playoffs, as anything could happen. Anything less and his job was on the line. Under that pressure he made some poor decisions for the future but the Flames made the playoffs for a few years until his luck ran out.
Yeah, Feaster took the job with the same limitations but he just didn't have much of a clue.
This is why I'm glad Burke is here. Even if he may not be great hockey guy, at least he's a hockey guy and should have some autonomy.