[News] Feaster and Weisbrod relieved of duties. Burke will hire a new GM

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

I'm told they had to do this or Johnny Gaudreau wouldn't sign here.

????

please explain.

[moon]

Obviously happy as I think Feaster was an awful choice and has been pretty much terrible since he came in. But surprised by the timing as I thought they would keep him for the season at least.

The Monahan pick looks good, but also the easy choice, outside of that the drafts have a lot of question marks still and are far from being great or something that should keep a guy around.

I think that Weisbrod's role was always unknown and perhaps many here attributed way too much to him and that is why there is so much surprise that he is gone too, but it seems like he was Feaster's guy so not shocked that he is out.

It will be interesting to see if Button survives another GM change, but hard to see that he does, perhaps that is a decision they are leaving up to the new guy that comes in.

[GreenLantern]

Originally Posted by sombri2

calgary flames‏@nhlflames15s
we will be live-streaming brian burke's 11 am mst press conference on http://calgaryflames.com .

Originally Posted by sureloss

hartley firing will probably be dependent on who burke hires to replace feaster (assuming he doesn't take the position himself)

bow down to sombri2, our new overlord and news provider!!

Edit: SNEAKY SNEAKY SURELOSS ninja edit

[Flash Walken]

Great news IMO.

Unfortunate for those guys who seem like good people, but great news for the organization.

Overdue.

Referencing that millions tweet, if ken king doesn't like it, I think it's a good move.

Burke is consolidating power.

[Tinordi]

The axe drops

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Muta

Knowing Roger...

...Ken King traded?

King & Lones traded?

[nik-]

Feaster will likely never work for an NHL club in any major capacity again.

[Buck Murdock]

Eric Francis on Hockey Central makes me want to puke..."The cupboards are bare, should be last if not for their good start"...talk about throwing your own city under the bus.

[Samiz]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Who told you?

The janitor that works at Orange Julius next to Gaudreau's dorm in Boston College

[FBI]

Hmm lets make an arbitrary roster freeze so players can relax. Buuut, screw management!!

Not exactly a consistent message there, not a fan of the timing at all.

[Regular_John]

Bout time! Bring on Burke!

Yes, after watching the O'Reilly offer sheet debacle, and the Bruins hold a post Iginla trade press conference to basically say "We were told he was coming to Boston" I was over Feaster. His numerous chest beating "I gaurantee we'll make the playoffs! There's gonna be changes at the deadline!" speeches to the media didn't help his cause much either.

[Bar-Down]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Why do you say that?

He had a really good connection with Weisbrod and now that he's gone and Burke is in charge his connection to Calgary could be in jeopardy.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by playmaker

Keeping Babchuk and Jackman ?
Swapping Sarich for O'Brien ?
Trading Bourque for Cammalleri istead of pick or prospect ?
Building a terrible D core ?

...

Sarich for O'Brien was a head scratcher, but whatever.

Other than that, what bad moves has he made recently? Most of his recent trades, right back to last season have been solid. He brought in Russell, Colborne, got rid of Jackman for a younger, better player... He's been doing fine since he embraced the rebuild.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

I'm told they had to do this or Johnny Gaudreau wouldn't sign here.

What the hell?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Timing is kinda weird but otherwise this is overdue. Feaster has done poorly at best.

[Ace]

Well given Burke's recent comments about spending to the cap, I think you'll see some high priced talent brought in as soon as he can. This is not going to be a "rebuild from the draft" in Calgary any more.

[Old Yeller]

For christs sake, this will not affect Gaurdreau signing here.

Take the brown paper bag and breathe into it.

[Żoso]

Hopefully we see Burke step in as GM. The guy knows how to build winning teams.

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

really?? Drafts have been solid, the prospects are doing amazing in every development league (CHL, NCAA, AHL).

Bringing in guys like russel, some goalies that may or may not work, and clear path of injecting youth yet maintaining the vets. the heat are the best team in the AHL.

My guess: Feaster/Weisbrod and Burke's rebuild plan didn't fall in line, where burke wanted to make some big moves but feaster/weisbrod not on the same page.

I'm glad that burke is a USA hockey guy, as i would have been concerned if this impacted Gaudreau's view of CGY. Got a sense he had a good relationship with feaster/weisbrod.

Anybody else think the flames will be in on any phanuef rumours ?

My issue is that there is the same sense of a distinct non-identity in the Flames that has been there for YEARS. Is this year better? Sure. The kids have heart. Does that mean our direction is good? Not really. What direction? Youth? Well, that's generally what happens in a rebuild and there's really not much other choice in the matter.

I just don't see Feaster as having done anything above average. Ever. He's filled holes without much thought and created them without much thought either.

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by Buck Murdock

Eric Francis on Hockey Central makes me want to puke..."The cupboards are bare, should be last if not for their good start"...talk about throwing your own city under the bus.

i hope folks from rogers read this and quit his gig on sportsnet. He is such an idiot.