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Huntingwhale · 05-09-2017, 05:57 PM

I don't think it's unique to the Flames to have to go through management for big deals. What company owner/president wouldn't want to know about a 36 million dollar transaction? I'm thinking most teams around the league operate like that, and in fact it would be more unique to have owners who aren't in the loop.

Having said that, if the meddling did prevent BT from making roster moves and impacts the on ice product, I'd be a little pissed. BT was a rookie GM when he came on board, so I don't think it's a big deal that ownership might have wanted to know beforehand. For all we know, they now trust BT to make decisions on his own. That can only be a good thing for the team, and now Wizard mode is unleashed.

05-09-2017, 05:57 PM	#16
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	I don't think it's unique to the Flames to have to go through management for big deals. What company owner/president wouldn't want to know about a 36 million dollar transaction? I'm thinking most teams around the league operate like that, and in fact it would be more unique to have owners who aren't in the loop. Having said that, if the meddling did prevent BT from making roster moves and impacts the on ice product, I'd be a little pissed. BT was a rookie GM when he came on board, so I don't think it's a big deal that ownership might have wanted to know beforehand. For all we know, they now trust BT to make decisions on his own. That can only be a good thing for the team, and now Wizard mode is unleashed.