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Originally Posted by Daradon
I think Feaster's job was lost on the combination of the ROR debacle, and the pick of Jankowski with the first. And that's not unfair. Jankowski was a head scratcher (even if he does turn out to be a great pick, I still think you can get him later) and what nearly happened to us on the O'Reilly deal would have been grounds for termination all by itself. (losing our picks and not being able to sign the player)
But with everything else I think he did a really good job with the situation he was handed. He looked like a freaking genius with how the Tom Erixon mess ended up, and I think he started to instill a better culture in the team. He picked Hartley didn't he? That's looking smart.
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ROR was one of the stupidest things that could have happened in franchise history. Further impacted by the fact that the dude's a freakin' lawyer. I definitely think that was a turning point for ownerships views on him, paired with the availability of Burke, who I would much rather have build this franchise back up.
Jankowski I'm completely torn on still. I'm not sold that he is going to be the impact player they thought he would be, but I appreciate the risk they took to gain that potential. It will be years down the road, and I don't think we can make an evaluation of that decision until the Jankowski story is written. It still could actually turn out to be a ballsy and genius move. I can only imagine the posts written about Jay Feaster 10 years from now if Gaudreau and Jankowski are large parts of a Flames dynasty
