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Originally Posted by CaramonLS

The sheer amount of mental gymnastics that some people continue to practice when it comes to Jay Feaster is simply astounding.

Originally Posted by browna

KK and the owners (Edwards) got fleeced by Feaster twice (at least). After Sutter, who Edwards wanted out earlier, Feaster took advantage of the situation to both get the AGM job and then and used his slick lawyer-speak and said and did whatever needed to be said to get the full time gig....which included allowing Edwards and King to be more aware/part of the day to day decision making, an attitude that was so anti-Sutter and so much of a change and a potential boost to those guy's need for control, that it was convincing enough to convince the executive.

It was clear though that after you got past the cliches, "doing the opposite" at every turn from Sutter after he left (remember the "I'll let the guys turn up of the music after the game" line?) to placate his weary bosses and some in the fanbase who wanted a change from "stick in the mud" Sutter, and his expanded vocabulary, that his cache and reputation, where it really mattered, in the league and with players, GM and agents, was pretty spotty. He went for his home run in Richards, then blamed Sutter for his cap situation and made irrational moves with Regher and others in the leadup. After that, a lot of shuffling of deck chairs. Empty, heated proclamations of massive changes, odd drafting choices etc, etc.

He played his final card in getting Hartley here, hooking onto his wagon. I think that year he started really relying on King and Edwards to provide advice (especially with Iginla) in that last season, and I think those guys soon realized he didn't have the ability to be an NHL GM and deal with the situations and make things happen (which involve a lot of moving peices). It was clear that that Sutter, through straight talk and honesty, was able to do a lot of things the executive took for granted, effortlessly as coach and GM.

Hey CaramonLS, here are some gymnastics for you. Feaster is apparently both a moron and an evil mastermind at the same time