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Originally Posted by Split98
Bringing this back up, as it is still really what the back and forth on Feaster comes to.
But for everything that Feaster had done that didn't work out, I challenge someone to find a GM with a flawless record. You are trading and banking on human beings physical attributes and team chemistry, they aren't numbers with predictable outcomes.
Do I love all of his moves? No. Am I happy with the rebuild so far? Absolutely. Do I credit Jay for getting us on the right track? Yes.
But Jay Feaster was most definitely not a fiasco, and there is a zero percent chance you could have done better than he had.
See that kid over there? Tom, or whatever his name is. He doesn't want to sign here and would rather try his chances re-drafting. Give Glen a ring and see what you can get for him. Do better than Jay and I'll be impressed.
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Well I've brought this up a number of times but there was no reason for Feaster to be caught with his pants down and forced into a last minute deal. Backlund had been talking to Tom and knew he didn't want to sign with the Flames so Feaster should have known the position he was in and had time to reach out to other teams to bid on Tom's services. As it is Feaster came out all right probably because he may have been able to accuse the Rangers of tampering but it wasn't because of any forethought on his part.