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Originally Posted by Muta
How is Murray Edwards responsible for the performance of the team on the ice? He pays their salaries, but he doesn't coach the players, teach them strategy, train them in the off-season or manage the personnel of the team. You can call him a 'failure', but aside from funding the operation of the franchise (which is a necessary requirement), he is not responsible for the on-ice product. You can blame Gulutzan, the coaching staff and the GM for that.
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That's certainly not a given, considering the fact Ken King was probably hands-on with Hockey Ops and was far more involved than he ever should have been. If King was involved to any degree, Edwards was pulling the strings in the background.
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Would you prefer that Edwards is more hands-on with the on-ice product? Would you rather we have a Eugene Melnyk? I definitely wouldn't.
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The Senators have had more success on the ice (playoff round wins) since Melnyk bought the team than the Flames have over the same time period. Whatever Edwards is doing or not doing, it doesn't appear to be working very well.