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Originally Posted by ah123
I think Feaster's biggest contribution was that he set the parameters of the rebuild. It wasn't the "get rid of everyone and bring in the high draft picks" approach that some other teams have taken. He (with the rest of the mgmt. team) identified the individuals who were going to be part of the rebuild and he set the expectations for the team (i.e. we need to compete and win, the goal is to make the playoffs)
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Good point.
As for the drafting, I'm pretty sure there's a video buried somewhere in the Flames pages where someone mentions that Feaster/Weisbrod did bring a bit of a different emphasis on what is valued in scouting, although it was never mentioned what exactly that was.
My guess is that the Flames have given intelligence, character and off-ice work ethic a higher emphasis than before. It could of course be a coincidence or viewers bias, but it seems to me that post-Feaster our prospects tend to be constantly praised for their work ethic, their will and ability to learn, how they're humble, team players, easy to coach etc.
Not a lot of that me-first cockiness that especially high-scoring prospects sometimes have. (Which is not necessary a problem, the right amount of cockiness can be a very good thing for a player.)
There seems to be a type to what kind of personalities Flames prospects are these days.
But of course this could also be something that's simply a by-product of the increased scouting staff. Maybe it's simply that they now have more time to dig into this stuff.