GKJ
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- Feb 27, 2002
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When executives get hired, get their feet under them, and identify processes, they begin with pretty easy initiatives that make the least sense as to why they’re problems to begin with. When the table is cleared, they delegate the people who understood the problems but weren’t empowered to fix it, and then get a liaison for when there is a problem they can’t fix, or if it’s a crucial enough element - which the Flyers are, are that person until they don’t need to be.I think that the most logical situation to come from this is still the one that was presented when he was hired.
Hilferty is here to grease the poles for their entertainment district that they’ve wanted to build because he’s in that world. It will be a separate job from operating the Flyers.
Camillo is the natural replacement for Scott. She’s worked with the Flyers for a few years now and has ascended to basically the top so what’s one more step?
For the time being Hilferty may be “running the show” but I wouldn’t be surprised if that was just due to Camillo currently working under Scott and she can’t tell him what to do.
Once Scott is gone she and Briere, who she has helped groom, will likely be leading the way. The Flyers likely want one person to focus solely on the Flyers and another to focus on the rest of Comcast Spectacor’s assets.
Is that to say that Hilferty won’t be doing anything with the team? No but by early reports that’s not really why he’s here.
Usually it’s because someone above them had previously got tired of dealing with it and cared even less once they knew it soon wouldn’t be their problem anymore, which perfectly encapsulates Dave Scott as someone who only cared that he didn’t want to deal with it, and only did enough as to to not have to hear about it - until he knows his time is coming up and doesn’t need to do anything because it’s all going to be changed anyways.