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Originally Posted by Bonded
I read ownership as management as the one thing Edwards has always been willing to do is spend to the cap.
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I’ve gotta say, Edwards willing to spend to the cap is hardly an indication of good ownership, especially in light of, what, 90% or more of other teams willing to do so. That’s basically one step over the minimum. If you were to give that a letter grade, it would be a ‘C’, maybe a ‘C-‘ in this market. I’ll also be interested to see if he will continue to spend to the cap as it increases.
What we have seen over decades is an owner who pinches Pennie’s on coaches, GM’s, and operational costs. And he almost certainly will come out well on top with his deal with the City on the arena. The Athletic ran an article on that ranked NHL ownership and IIRC the Flames were in the bottom 5 or so? It may have been 30th with only Buffalo and Vancouver being worse.