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

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

When Feaster reached the deal with the Bruins he told Iginla and Iggy asked him to talk to the Penguins one more time which he did and accepted a lesser offer. Feaster should have come back to the Iginla camp and said they talked but couldn't get it done and we are trading you to the Bruins. End of story as Iginla would have gone to Boston. There's no way he pulls the plug and stays after a deal being struck.

Some people when they give you their word, they keep it.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

This was Iginla's doing because he veto'ed a better deal with the Bruins.

But people think of Iginla as a "sacred cow" so don't you dare ever blame or criticize him.

iggyiots, amirite

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

I think the Mark Jankowski pick might be the dumbest draft pick the Flames ever make.

Looking at this progress this year (points) he is on pace to match last years production.

Hahhahahahahahhaha



and it's not even close.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

This was Iginla's doing because he veto'ed a better deal with the Bruins.

But people think of Iginla as a "sacred cow" so don't you dare ever blame or criticize him.

He didn't veto. He asked the Flames go go back to the Penguins. It was Feaster that went back and accepted a lesser offer. He shouldn't have and told Iginla he couldn't work out a deal with the Penguins. Iginla would have gone to Boston of the Flames didn't give him the Penguins option. I'm not blaming Iginla for taking the option but the Flames shouldn't have given it to him and said their deal wasn't good enough.

[killer_carlson]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

This was Iginla's doing because he veto'ed a better deal with the Bruins.

But people think of Iginla as a "sacred cow" so don't you dare ever blame or criticize him.

It was the way the Iginla thing happened - it never should have got there. There should have been a clear list of teams in advance that Iginla would accept a trade to, without having to go back around and give him a choice. Instead, it appears as though they did agree to go back to him for a choice and he chose Pittsburgh.

[FBI]

nevermind, you said points..

But anyways he is on pace for twice as many goals..

Originally Posted by 1stLand

I think the Mark Jankowski pick might be the dumbest draft pick the Flames ever make.

Looking at this progress this year (points) he is on pace to match last years production.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Some people when they give you their word, they keep it.

What word are you talking about? Trading him to a team on his list? If they gave Iginla their word they would trade him to the Penguins why did they make a deal with the Bruins?

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by CSharp

Flames had 3 first round picks in the last deep draft and only one was good - that was Monahan. They wasted their picks that came from J-Bo and Iggy trades. Weisbrod is a tool! Even with Monahan, he's not the team's franchise like that of Iggy by any means. Flames need to sink deep and get a franchise player in this next couple of years.

All I can think of when I read your post

[Jbo]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

This was Iginla's doing because he veto'ed a better deal with the Bruins.

But people think of Iginla as a "sacred cow" so don't you dare ever blame or criticize him.

Did you not just get sin-binned for calling people "igtards"?

All due respect to a franchise player aside, maybe you need to ease off the throttle of making broad statements about the fan base or management's opinion on him.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

He didn't veto. He asked the Flames go go back to the Penguins. It was Feaster that went back and accepted a lesser offer. He shouldn't have and told Iginla he couldn't work out a deal with the Penguins. Iginla would have gone to Boston of the Flames didn't give him the Penguins option. I'm not blaming Iginla for taking the option but the Flames shouldn't have given it to him and said their deal wasn't good enough.

But that isn't "Doing Iginla Right"

As if paying over $50 million wasn't enough.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

Boston's offer literally looks twice as good. What with the players they offered actually fricken playing in the NHL or AHL and producing.

The grass is always greener on the other side for you isn't it?

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

I think the Weisbrod not "great relationship" comment was more along the lines that they had little interaction and weren't friends prior. Not that they didn't get along or were butting heads necessarily.

Exactly...he alluded to the fact that Weisbrod was not in his office or in Flames quarters that much so never ran into him a whole lot.

[Erick Estrada]

Sounds like Wisebrod was not well liked around the league.

[combustiblefuel]

i instantly thought metallicas' "Master of puppets" should have been playing in the background during the presser.

[Mango]

Lots of media chatter about Jankowski and the fact Weisbord was not always getting full endorsement with his picks.

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by CSharp

Booyah! I knew this was going to happen. A bit sooner than expected, but the day Burke was hired, the organization is serious about making this team bigger and faster. With the draft choices that they got over the past several seasons and the trades that they got back, this team is so frickin' small, it's totally laughable! Now, we'll see Burke work his magic and get some real NHL players in the lineup over the course of this next few years. Bigger, faster, with center depth, better d-men, and better goalies. Total rebuild.

Flames had 3 first round picks in the last deep draft and only one was good - that was Monahan. They wasted their picks that came from J-Bo and Iggy trades. Weisbrod is a tool! Even with Monahan, he's not the team's franchise like that of Iggy by any means. Flames need to sink deep and get a franchise player in this next couple of years.

Let's get real here for a second. Do you think franchise players like Iginla grow on trees? Franchise players aren't always found in the top 3 picks. Some of the best players in the league have been drafted 45+ overall. Tanking for picks isn't the answer (Edmonton says hi). Drafting intelligently is more important than getting 1st overalls.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

What word are you talking about? Trading him to a team on his list?

Maybe you are talking about evaluating and accepting an offer but it read like you suggested Feaster misrepresent his dealings with the Pens

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Sounds like Wisebrod was not well liked around the league.

Source or qoute?

[sureLoss]

damnit all to hell:
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Sources say Dallas has granted Calgary permission to speak with Joe Nieuwendyk. #TSN

[sureLoss]

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