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Originally Posted by New Era
... who commented on the inconsistencies of the supposed structure and the comments from Burke, to which you posted a ######y response about conspiracy theories.
Let's be very clear here. On paper the management team looks great. There is some serious talent there. But we have seen lots of stuff on paper with this club that would lead you to believe success was around the corner. Proof is in the results. Burke's past behaviors show a pattern of being controlling, so he has to prove he is able to work in the current structure. The jury is out IMO. I'm waiting to see something actually happen so we can see who is truly responsible for what. As it is, the supposed delineation of duties has not quite been on display as some would hope. We'll see over the next three weeks how this plays out.
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Thanks captain obvious. Yes, proof is in the pudding, looks good on paper, time will tell..........what ever other catch phrase applies to this situation just like any other situation that is in it's infancy. We have no idea if this combination of management team will work, and for what reasons, if it does fail, that it will do so. Right now, we have nothing to say about the management other than, we like it in concept, but lets see how it pans out.
But I love the comment, Burke's "past behaviour" has shown him to be controlling? How so? In every other role, he's been the GM, and has had "control". Exactly what were you looking for him to do in those situation? Have the hot dog vendor announce trades for his teams to show he's spreading out the decision making?
Fair enough that the dirty laundry often stays under wraps, but I've heard nothing but positive things be said about working with Burke with those who have actually worked (and therefore would know just how controlling he is) with him in the past. Doesn't really line up with the "his past history" comments. Now that said, I won't for a second pretend to have heard every last interview on the topic, so maybe I'm missing something.
Also, I'm not naïve enough to not understand why Burke and the Flames have hired a junior first time GM. That is directly because of the structure they have employed. I don't doubt for a second that this structure doesn't work if you have two tenured GMs in the role. GMs who have been around want to be the final say, like Burke is,. and would only be interested in a GM job where there is no president, or in president positions. A younger GM like Treliving will get some but not all of the responsibility he'd have in a traditional structure, and was likely a huge appeal for him in taking on his first GM job, probably saw it as a nice stepping stone.