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

[868904]

Burke is from Boston and has a ton of connections at USA hockey, I'm hoping this means that he's high on Gaudreau or at least is aware of the kids potential.

I do think Sven might get moved though. It could have been Burke wanted Sven moved and Feaster/Weisbrods didn't want to.

I don't think that just because Burke doesn't like one small player (Sven), that he's going to move all small players (Gaudreau).

[lifetimefan]

The freeze seems more of a precaution against Feaster making any Sutter-style desperation moves as the axe was hoisted.

[thymebalm]

Our Farm team is in 1st place in the AHL. It has 7 guys with 20+ points, next best team has 3. I thought the rebuild was going pretty smoothly and things were finally starting to pay off for those two.

[moon]

Originally Posted by 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.

Isn't this a few days after the roster freeze? Not like he called them up on Christmas eve.

Plus I think the roster freeze is so guys aren't moving/away from family at Christmas in their new city. Feaster and Weisbrod aren't going to be joining new teams tomorrow so should be fine to stick around Calgary and be with their families.

[Skaloper]

Originally Posted by Leondros

Baertschi is likely sh**ting his pants

I don't think he will be moved. He has been playing better.

[shogged]

Bummer, I like weisbrod especially.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by codynw

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.

This is pretty standard fare for all the Feaster backers - Ignore what has happened the last 3 years and start fresh with a magical new slate. Glad Burke didn't do this and the correct decision was made.

[J epworth]

Very surprised by the timing of this, what does it serve for the Flames? Hopefully we get some answers at the press conference. Also hope Conroys job isn't on the line now. Just cause I like the guy.

[SOMBRI2]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

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

Edit: SNEAKY SNEAKY SURELOSS ninja edit

green text? i followed sureloss!

[JayP]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Wacky timing.

I will say this... Weisbrod was built into some kind of myth here as this drafting guru. Who knows exactly what he did and we don't yet know if he's been effective.

Yeah, it's quite ridiculous how much the Weisbrod mystique has snowballed. Our drafting certainly looks like it's improved lately, but is that a product of a guy like Weisbrod or the removal of Darryl Sutter's control over the team? It's almost impossible for the common fan to know.

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by FireFly

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.

fair enough.

The timing just seems odd to me. feaster being the longterm guy aside, you'd think this could have waited.

[CaptainCrunch]

Wow I'm kind of surprised especially about Weisbrod, I think Feaster and him had done a lot of investing in scouting and it seemed like they were very quickly turning around the prospect pool

I think Feaster had done a decent job in the trade market this year especially for getting Colborne for a pile of magic beans.

I wonder if there was friction in the front office because of Burke coming aboard and burke winning the battle.

[nik-]

Makes the Feaster voiceover on the Iggy tribute video even more hilarious now.

[logan_izer10]

I hope at the presser Burke walks out and says "Feaster likes Butler, I don't... So I fired him"

[Flash Walken]

I don't view the timing as bad or odd.

This is a critical juncture for the franchise. With the Olympicsthis and an extended deadline to accommodate it, Calgary really needs to accelerate the trade schedule, likely with several trades following burkes roster freeze.

[Drury18]

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 guess having the #1 team in the AHL with numerous rookie players leading the AHL in scoring is pretty horrible.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Finally. This should've been done the day before Burke was hired. Didn't make sense to let this odd situation continue. Maybe Burke felt obligated to give them some time to do something, but I don't know what they could've done to wow him enough to keep their jobs.

Now he can take things his direction. Will be very, very interested to see where he goes. Will he be GM or will he hire a guy? What does this mean for Hartley? Conroy?

Biggest non-player news since Darryl Sutter was fired IMO.

[thymebalm]

Originally Posted by lifetimefan

The freeze seems more of a precaution against Feaster making any Sutter-style desperation moves as the axe was hoisted.

I'm surprised the freeze didn't include management.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

Wow! Somehow, this is exactly how I thought I'd find out about it one day. From sureLoss's post on CP.

That's probably how Feaster found out too. No way Flames HR beat sureLoss to the punch.

[T-Rex]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

????

please explain.

Originally Posted by Muta

What the hell?

Pretty sure he forgot to use green text.