Great description by Cleveland and while I'm not expert, I think he hit the nail on the head. It would also explain how a President like Lowe is able to stay on board for this amount of time while his team has had no success. He keep selling the long-term vision of what he thinks the Oilers can become, while having a GM as his scapegoat. Might also explain why Katz doesn't hold Lowe personally accountable for the on-ice disgrace of the Oilers.
Either way I think it's a good thing for the Flames to have. Clearly the previous structure wasn't working and having a great hockey mind like Burke in charge can't be anything but positive for the club.
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