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I won't be surprised, nor do I care (considering the other route hasn't gotten us anywhere) if he's hands on either. I'm just saying, sometimes what you point to as evidence of that it hasn't really seemed like it to me. I don't think him being involved in the exit interviews as a new owner with no GM in place was too crazy, nor is him being involved in the GM or coach search. Like you say, we may just disagree on what's a hockey decision to this point. I won't be surprised if he's involved in more hockey decisions, or if he's not. I just don't think this sheds too much light either way.My view, whether people agree with it or not, is that he IS going to be involved in hockey decisions. Typically, hiring of a coach is the GM's job. Typically exit interviews are Coach/GM's jobs. I also think he'll be involved in player decisions as we go forward. That said, I'm NOT saying it's a bad thing or a problem.
Like you said, it could work just fine so I'm not against it just because it's different than the norm. I won't judge anything until we see the results. Just stating that I think he'll be very involved.
I will say, anyone that puts the whole "meddling" owner thing in an automatic negative light (I'm not saying you are, as you stated you aren't necessarily), Friedman has mentioned on his 31 thoughts podcast, even before our situation evolving as it has, that one of the most important things for a lot hockey management these days is being able to "manage up", including up to the owners. I think it's becoming more common, even if we are being touted as the poster child.