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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I think Feaster was fine as a GM:
-I don't put much weight in the O'Reilly thing. A lot of GMs at the time seemed to agree that it probably would have been nothing.
-The return for Iginla wasn't that bad considering he was only going to be moved to one team, and he was an old 60 point UFA
-Drafting really improved. All of his 2011 picks spent time in the NHL.
-He wasn't even allow to start the rebuild until later on, and Sutter left him with no assets but a bunch of bad contracts
-He hired Snow, who is now the Assistant GM, and Bob Hartley, who won the Jack Adams
-Hudler was a good signing. Wideman signing isn't nearly as bad as people seem to recall. Scott Hannah was on a good contract as well. Feaster didn't really miss on UFA signings.
-Kris Russell was acquired for next to nothing.
-He acquired Stempniak for an aging injured Lankow, then extended Stempniak to a great contract
-Jankowski pick wasn't that bad in hindsight
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Basically you know he was a crappy GM when you say:
- I don't put much weight in his huge mistake.
- I don't put much weight in him getting nothing for the biggest star in franchise history.
- Drafting has "improved" yet all his picks have basically turned into nothing. Baertschi waivers, Grandlund plug, Poirier AHLer, Klimchuk AHLer, Sieloff, Wotherspoon, Gillies. Basically Trelivings 2015 draft of Rasmus, Kylington, Mangiapane is better than Feasters entire career.
- The Wideman signing wasn't THAT BAD.
- Big trades were aquiring Kris Russell and Lee Stempniak lol.
- Jankowski wasn't so bad even though we could have had Hertl, Teravainen, Vasilevsky, Wilson, Matta.
These are suppose to be highlights? My god that sounds terrible or lack luster at best. Can't shine a turd my friend.