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Originally Posted by Hackey
Burke inherited a decent situation but it's far from a dream situation I'd say. Cap space is pretty irrelevant at this point and while I like Monahan I see him as a piece not the franchise. Someone like O'Reilly but we still need our Mackinnon, Duchene, Landeskog, Stastny, etc. Perhaps some guys in the system could develop into that but assuming is very premature. Still a lot to prove. I see depth with our prospect base but were still missing the core IMO which is the most difficult to aquire. Not to crap on Feaster either but he traded two huge pieces to aquire two of our better prospects. (Poirier, Klimchuck) I think any GM in the league could do this when working with those kinds of assets. I personally believe Burke would have turned them into more. So while Feaster may have added some extra prospects he was really the only one in recent history who had the assets and situation to do so. I don't think this makes him a good GM. If these guys turn into quality pros then he deserves credit. Or the scouts at least.
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How much do you want to inherit though? Why I think it is a dream situation is the GM basically gets to build a team from the ground up. Monahan has all the tools to be a franchise player. Will he be top 5 in the game? Probably not but he could be a player the Flames have not had in 18 years.
The Flames have an ownership group willing to spend what it takes to put a winner out there. Any GM that comes in will have the financial flexibility that someone taking over in other markets wouldn't have.
As a GM building from the ground up wouldn't you want to be the one to acquire the pieces that turn the team into a contender? Bowman has done a nice job in Chicago and win 2 cups but Tallon gets most of the credit as he drafted the core of that team.