Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
The Great Flames Path of Succession.
Produce extremely mediocre results at various levels within the NHL, Flames braintrust swiftly identifies mediocrity and scoops up said talent, they maybe stick around within the Flames organization for a few years, continue to produce very mediocre results, then get awarded a position of tremendous importance with the Flames, continue to produce extremely mediocre results, get fired and never be given that level of responsibility in the NHL ever again! Next man up!
There is also another surefire path to the top of the Flames food chain which is what I call "The Feaster Path"**. That is where this person actually did in fact achieve the pinnacle of the job, a Stanley Cup, but had been out of work for a handful of years in the NHL, deemed irrelevant by the greater NHL community, only to find themselves plucked from obscurity and awarded a plum position of great importance with your very own Calgary Flames. The end result is still the same as before, get fired, and never be given that level of responsibility in the NHL ever again.
See:
Gulutzan, Glen
Peters, Bill
Hay, Don
Playfair, Jim
Gilbert, Greg
Macneil, Al
Ward, Geoff
Sutter, Brent
Keenan, Mike **
Feaster, Jay **
Hartley, Bob **
Button, Craig
Soon to be added to list:
Treliving, Brad
Maloney, Don
Currently worried that Darryl Sutter might be on a Feaster Path as it has all the hallmarks. Hoping i'm wrong.
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