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Does anybody else see this as a cost-cutting move? I understand everything that has been said with regards his hockey performance and such but wouldn't it make sense to keep him around in SOME capacity? He was probably earning $3 million year.

Say he moved to Sr. Advisor role, making $1 mil a year while working from home in Toronto and coming to Calgary 3-5 times a year for hockey meetings and to deal with the business and charity side of the Flames. Why would he turn that down without the workload of the POHO role? The rationale for WHY he was hired initially still do exist if you go by the news and press conferences at the TIME of the hiring

1) Provide a leadership and mentorship role to management from someone with 25+ years experience in many different areas of the game.

2) Reduce the load of management for things such as the press and community events so that they can concentrate on hockey and decisions for the club.

3) Wasn't this POHO role suppose to be the next best thing for getting the Flames into a Cup contender?

I do think it's a NET loss to the organization and the city as a whole for him not being here. I am sad to see him go on some levels and I was NEVER a fan boy of him being some "Elite Top Manager" but I do think he had a lot to offer Flames and company.

Best of luck to whatever he does decide to do longer term