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Originally Posted by mikeecho
Agree. At the senior levels of the business world, telling ownership to shove it will rarely work in terms of career longevity, but if one were to do that, the only acceptable action is to do all that behind the scenes and then present to the employees and public with a unified front like everyone is on the same page and we believe in the direction we are going.
I'm pretty sure Feaster didn't tell Edwards to shove it, but him coming out to the world and saying he's not the guy to lead a rebuild is less about what he actually thought and more about towing the company line cause Edwards needs to keep bums in the seats and drive ancillary revenue through parking, food, alcohol, merchandise sales, etc... Typically rebuilds are not good for business, although to this point it has worked well for the Flames.
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For sure. For all we know, behind closed doors Feaster was proposing trades and rebuild plans that sparked arguments between him and Edwards. In the public eye he is towing the company rope but behind closed doors he disagrees with ownerships direction.
I'm not sure if they still do it with Burke around, but I know King had the final word on most trades. If he doesn't want to rebuild, Feaster could have had 45 trades for Iginla that were vetoed we don't know about.