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Originally Posted by c.t.ner
But at the same time, Button has been at the helm of head scout and drafting for quite a long time, but there is a noticeable difference in drafting quality from a majority of Sutter's tenure to Feaster's tenure. I doubt it's luck that's improved our drafting record.
While Button is in charge of drafting and scouting Feaster is clearly responsible for some sort of change in philosophy, whether it's just the fact that Feaster let Button make the choices without his input (as it's been rumoured that Sutter always had final say) or Feaster provided a new set of criteria, we'll probably never know, but something changed during Feaster's tenure to improve our drafting system.
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That's it in a nutshell. The best thing Feaster ever did for the Flames was to let people do their jobs. That's the sign of a good manager but in the case of a NHL GM you really do need to be a good hockey man and it's debateable how great of a hockey man he is. Guys like Feaster are only as good as the talent evaluators they assemble around them. In Feaster's case it appears Button is a very good talent evaluator and Weisbrod maybe not as good hence one being a long time staple of the organization and the other known as a bit of a "know it all" in hockey circles and would be out of work if not for his Bruins connections.
I'm thankful for what he accomplished just as much as some of the things he tried but didn't accomplish (ROR, Brad Richards, etc). Mixed feelings overall but the positives outweigh the negatives overall.