[News] Friedman: Feaster/Flames are not going to blow it up

[Flash Walken]

There will always be questionable moves made during the course of rebuilding with the benefit of hindsight.

[Change of Heart]

why are you even talking about Brian Burke?? everything goes through KK and ownership.

[Enoch Root]

I am not overly concerned with trying to evaluate every move he has made - some things are going to work out, others aren't (though I never liked the Kessel fiasco from the getgo).

What I would be more concerned about (especially if we are talking president as opposed to GM) is what is his vision? Can he bring stability and direction to the organization? Is his persona too big and abrasive for this market? Who would he bring in to surround himself with?

[EddyBeers]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

His big screw up was the Kessel trade there is no doubt about that. The Lupul/Gardiner, Phaneuf deals were great. Certainly not all of his moves were great but he did change the culture of that team that appears to be on the right track today.

Even the Kessel trade, for all its warts, was not a terrible move. He thought at worst he was giving up two picks in the 8-12 range (which is where Hamilton was picked). And Phil Kessel has outscored Seguin every single year he has been in the league. He probably wins that trade if the Bruins had picked in the 8-12 spot in the 2010 draft.

[Tinordi]

The Kessel deal stank of hubris and guy believing his own hype a little too much. Nothing like a good shot of humility to put your head back in the game. If anything I'm glad he made that crucial mistake with them, a mistake he wont soon repeat.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by BEANZ

Has this rumor been confirmed?

Lord let something good happen to the Flames, they are a mess and need serious new direction. Bring on Burke...

What exactly is the rumour? I read back 5 pages and didn't see anything.

Can someone give a re-cap?

[868904]

Burke also has an axe to grind with our most hated rivals in the Canucks and Oilers and also a team that most Flames fans hate in the Leafs.

I think it would be fun and entertaining with him running the ship. He basically built two good teams in the Canucks and Leafs and guided a good team to a Stanley Cup on Anaheim.

The track record speaks for itself.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Poe969

Burke wouldn't stave off othe vultures, he'd call them up and make them pay to take what they want....that's what this team needs.

You're right. My comment was more in line with stopping the Flames from getting fleeced in any potential deal.

[liamenator]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

What exactly is the rumour? I read back 5 pages and didn't see anything.

Can someone give a re-cap?

Someone started a thread that Burke was in town to interview for the President's job that the mods locked to review (http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=125687). No update on the validity of the source of the rumour since yesterday.

[CliffFletcher]

For once, I'd like the Flames to go with someone who is both:

A) Chosen from several candidates, all of whom are outside the organization

B) Forward-looking and innovative, rather than old-fashioned and truculent

[AltaGuy]

I'm still not positive Feaster can't do what we all want him to. I'll be on the "fire him" bandwagon if we don't start moving players out this deadline, but I just can't imagine a scenario this season where that won't happen given where we are in the standings.

I wonder if many people here will change their opinion of Feaster if he actually does embark on a rebuild?

I'm still willing to give the guy some leeway given the craptastic situation we were in when he took over and the way he has drafted thus far in his tenure.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

For once, I'd like the Flames to go with someone who is both:

A) Chosen from several candidates, all of whom are outside the organization

B) Forward-looking and innovative, rather than old-fashioned and truculent

It would be nice to interview candidates.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by 868904

Burke also has an axe to grind with our most hated rivals in the Canucks and Oilers and also a team that most Flames fans hate in the Leafs.

I think it would be fun and entertaining with him running the ship. He basically built two good teams in the Canucks and Leafs and guided a good team to a Stanley Cup on Anaheim.

The track record speaks for itself.

Leafs play 20 good games and are now a good team?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

You tell me. I don't think so.

-Phaneuf as Captain immediately
-komisarek
-John Michael Liles
-Tim Connoly
-kessel for 2firsts
-grabovski signed to a 4 year $5.5M contract
-never making the playoffs




.....?

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Leafs play 20 good games and are now a good team?

Carlyle got the team to play the game his way. Not to mention Kadri finally showing up being the player Burke thought he was when he drafted him.

Burke did some real good things in T.O along with two or three really suspect thing as well. Komisariks deal, Grabovski's contract, Kessel's trade.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

I'll take a shot in the dark and say that rumour is bogus. Burke is a pro scout for the Ducks. Of course he'll be seen in town. It's his job to scout the Flames.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by AltaGuy

I'm still not positive Feaster can't do what we all want him to. I'll be on the "fire him" bandwagon if we don't start moving players out this deadline, but I just can't imagine a scenario this season where that won't happen given where we are in the standings.

I wonder if many people here will change their opinion of Feaster if he actually does embark on a rebuild?

I'm still willing to give the guy some leeway given the craptastic situation we were in when he took over and the way he has drafted thus far in his tenure.

I'm pretty sure Feasters probably needs to get 3 or more signatures before any trade goes thru for the foreseable future. The vultures are circling .


He was put in an impossible situation given his mandate and I bet this might be his last job in the "show"


Burke would give this team instant credibility and make allot of people in both the Flames organization and the NHL sit up straight.


I bet he would work even harder to prove Toronto wrong. I would welcome him with open arms.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Carlyle got the team to play the game his way. Not to mention Kadri finally showing up being the player Burke thought he was when he drafted him.

Burke did some real good things in T.O along with two or three really suspect thing as well. Komisariks deal, Grabovski's contract, Kessel's trade.

still, I wouldn't call them a good team yet, they had the same record last year and totally choked...lucky for them this is a short season. The jury is still out but I wouldn't say he built a good team in TO...they have been so bad for so long they are bound to have a few decent players.

[liamenator]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

I'll take a shot in the dark and say that rumour is bogus. Burke is a pro scout for the Ducks. Of course he'll be seen in town. It's his job to scout the Flames.

The original rumour is more specific than just him being spotted in town, though. Probably still bogus, but the poster was much more precise than simply saying he spotted Burke in town.

[l33t_hax0r]

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/03/12/just-lose-baby

No longer can Jay Feaster be a buyer at the trade deadline.

It’s time to sell, sell, sell.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/...852/story.html

And so the Flames return home to the chill with the firm classification of sellers instead of buyers as the April 3 trade deadline fast approaches.

Let the bidding begin.

Eric Francis and Vicki Hall are doing their best to make sure we're not buyers. I'm still worried that there may be a few people in the front office who believe we're still in it this year.