Speculation: Changes In Calgary: The Search For a New GM Thread

[Beats By CoRD]

That article makes Nieuwendyk sound like a combination of Feaster and Daryl Sutter!!

It does, and obviously his tenure there didn't work out, but it's crazy to think he hasn't learnt from it. I'm not saying Joey is the best guy for the job, but just because it failed in Dallas doesn't mean it will in Calgary.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Doesn't sound like a Burke guy to me.

Who do you think he learned from?

He frequently asked Burke for advice.

 

[Bouma Fett*]

It does, and obviously his tenure there didn't work out, but it's crazy to think he hasn't learnt from it. I'm not saying Joey is the best guy for the job, but just because it failed in Dallas doesn't mean it will in Calgary.

Perhaps, but after seeing the trades he made, and his drafting, just no. I do not want at all

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I hope we hire Theo Fleury.

Could you imagine if he hired Brent Sutter?

 

[Sean Monahan]

One name to keep a close eye on: Mike Futa. In his role as the Kings’ director of amateur scouting, he drafted Drew Doughty, Slava Voynov, Andrei Loktionov, Brayden Schenn, Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan and Linden Vey — from just the 2008 and ’09 classes alone

hooooly

with imminent high draft picks coming in, it makes sense to bring a guy like Futa, who made the Kings relevant again through the draft.

 

[Zip15]

The Flames are a bigger market than Buffalo and we're not a budget team. Whoever it is, I think we'll outbid the Sabres

Buffalo is not a budget team, either. Pegula wants to spend to the cap. Obviously, being in a rebuild, we're spending significantly less this year. But TPegs loves throwing money at things he wants, so if a potential GM chooses Calgary over Buffalo, it likely won't be for financial reasons.

As a Sabres fan, my gut is that Futa may be one of the guys on Burke's short list. It seems odd to me that we have been looking for a GM for nearly a month, and numerous candidates' names were out there for some time (Botterill, Benning, Treliving, Fenton, Tim Murray, et al.), then Futa's name pops up on Tuesday night and Burke fires Feaster and essentially says the Flames are in competition with the Sabres for a GM so the decision had to be me made immediately. We'll see.

 

[Lunatik]

Ron Hextall's name should have been mentioned before now IMO.

 

[Anglesmith]

Ron Hextall's name should have been mentioned before now IMO.

It has been.

 

[Goodlad]

Ron Hextall's name should have been mentioned before now IMO.

Isn't he pretty much the heir-apparent in Philly already though? I doubt Holmgren survives this season.

 

[CreeksideStrangler]

Should be Burke

 

[Bounces R Way]

Ron Hextall's name should have been mentioned before now IMO.

Just the kind of truculence Burke's looking for.

I say we hire Tambellini, guaranteed to get us McDavid next year.

What about Joe Will from the Sharks? Pioneered computer scouting, instrumental in the Sharks becoming a contender, decent haircut.. I dunno, mostly don't want to see Nieuwendyk here.

 

[Flames7676]

I'm nervous we may end up being a lot worse than we were with Feaster.... At least Feaster wasn't horribly bad but he made some not so great trades and decisions I kinda thought he was starting to pick his act up after the draft.

 

[Lunatik]

It has been.

I meant in this thread and it wasn't prior unless it was by someone on my no fly list

 

[Anglesmith]

I meant in this thread and it wasn't prior unless it was by someone on my no fly list

Really? I can't imagine a sophisticated gentleman like yourself would want to ignore the wise words of one so esteemed as flamer4life!

 

[MC Ride]

NOT Nieundyk pls no

 

[Sparky93]

Ron Hextall's name should have been mentioned before now IMO.

Some how I can't ever imagine Hextall and Burke getting along! Like its already been stated, who ever gets the job is just the figurehead, Burke's running it.

 

[Sparky93]

I'm nervous we may end up being a lot worse than we were with Feaster.... At least Feaster wasn't horribly bad but he made some not so great trades and decisions I kinda thought he was starting to pick his act up after the draft.

That's a given, no matter who the GM is! This is the break into sucking year of a total rebuild. We're gonna be Buffalo/Oilers bad for the next couple years anyways.

 

[SaneQ]

From Hockey rumors and Trades:

The Calgary #Flames have been permitted to speak with Joe Nieuwendyk for the new GM gig ! http://t.co/pwYCo8hZxo

 

[TheHudlinator]

From Hockey rumors and Trades:

The Calgary #Flames have been permitted to speak with Joe Nieuwendyk for the new GM gig ! http://t.co/pwYCo8hZxo

Isn't there a list of people they are going to interview so he is just one of several?

 

[MuffinMerc]

Isn't there a list of people they are going to interview so he is just one of several?

Absolutely, but if Burke actually gave us names then it would be considered tampering (I think).

 

[SaneQ]

Isn't there a list of people they are going to interview so he is just one of several?

Is really dont know, but i for sure hope he isnt the guy we pick.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Absolutely, but if Burke actually gave us names then it would be considered tampering (I think).

Yea I was just making sure that is more than one guy we are interviewing. If we are just getting a mouth piece for Burke then I don't care who it is but if they are suppose to be a real GM I hope we avoid Joe.

 

[Kanye]

heard Feaster is back on the market, maybe we can interview him

 

[MuffinMerc]

heard Feaster is back on the market, maybe we can interview him

 

[HighLifeMan]

Benning
Hextall
Futa
Fenton

Those should be the four names we focus on. I would be extremely happy with any of those four.