Jay Feaster: "Acting" to be or not to be?

Jay Feaster, or Harry Jay Feaster to his mother, is primed to be the next general manger of the Calgary Flames.


Feaster’s history with the game of hockey began in 1988 when he was a lawyer with McNees, Wallace, & Nurrick. He was assigned to deal with Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company who, by chance, owned the Hershey Bears of the AHL. To make a long story short, he joined the team soon after as the assistant to the team president and in 1990 was named the general manager.

He was with the Bears for eight years and won AHL Executive of the Year in 1997 after the Bears won the Calder Cup.

He joined the Tampa Bay Lightning as the assistant GM in 1998 behind Jacques Demers taking over the contracts and legal matters for the team.

In 2002, he was promoted to GM of the team. In 2004, they won the Stanley Cup.

He was with the Lightning until 2008 when he was sick of the new owners Len Barrie and Oren Koules and resigned with three years left on his contract.

In 2010 he was hired as the Assistant GM of the Flames. On December 28th, 2010, he was named acting GM of the team.

This brings us to now. No decision has been made on whether or not to strip the “Acting” tag off his name. Flames brass says they are going to wait until the Stanley Cup is awarded. I think this is crock of you know what as the decision has already been made in my mind.

Calgary Flames Post Mortem

The Calgary Flames missed the playoffs. Again. That’s two in a row for people that are keeping track.


After spending five straight seasons in the post-season the Flames have now fallen on tough times in the competitive Western Conference.

The question on most people’s minds for the better part of the last 2 weeks is, simply put, why?

Why did this team not make the playoffs? Why did it take so long for this team to come together? What exactly went wrong, and is the current direction of the team the right one?

Well, here are my two cents on the season that was, whether you want to hear them or not.

On July 1st, 2010, the Flames signed Olli Jokinen and Alex Tanguay. I applauded the signing of Tanguay, given the dollar figure and his history with Iginla. Darryl Sutter bought on a low, and cashed in big time when Tanguay immediately put up numbers, finishing top 30 in league scoring, and helping Iginla finish 7th in scoring, which included 43 goals.

First Round NHL Playoff Predictions

Newman and the Rev give their predictions on the first round of the 2011 NHL Playoffs. 




The WEST:

VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

NEWMAN: The Canucks are too deep up front and too deep on the back end to lose this series. They are a better team than last year when they faced the Hawks and the Hawks, for their part, are worse. They lost a number of key players (Byfuglien, Ladd, etc) and I'm not sure Crawford can do what Niemi did. It will be fun to watch but the Sedins will take this series over. Sorry Flames fans.

Canucks in 6.

THE REV:  There's a reason the Canucks won the President's trophy this year; they're the best team in the NHL.  Even with an oft depleted blue line, they still have a great defence, they have the best offensive line in the league, the last two Art Ross trophy winners, and a gold medal winning goalie.  The only thing that might hurt their playoff push is a lack of experience in the playoffs, but even that shouldn't stop this team.

Blackhawks in 4. (I have a rare disorder called chracot-flamesfanitis disease, which doesn't allow me to pick the Canucks to win a series.)

Charl Schwartzel Wins the Masters

"You forgot the 'E-S.' " 
"Nope, that's how you spell it Tig."

I was trying to think of a better title, perhaps some sort of pun, but there just isn't a lot that can be done with Schwartzel.  Jason Day would have been a nice win; "A Day to Remember" or "A Master-ful Day."  Or Newman's idea if Rory McIlroy won; "Rory's Glory Story."  Alas, we're left with Charl Schwartzel.

Going into the day, with McIlroy holding a four stroke lead, this Masters had the potential of being merely a victory lap for the young man from Northern Ireland.  But instead, thanks to some amazing play, some lucky shots, and an epic collapse, it turned out to be one of the more exciting tournaments in recent memory, featuring seven different players in the lead at some point on Sunday.

My Personal Struggle with Mr. Tiger Woods

A little history about myself

I’m a golfer. I’ve played golf competitively since I was 12. I am currently a four handicap, up from a scratch when I was fresh out of high school. Those were the days when I could play 36 holes without wincing, without flinching, and be ready to go again the next day.

These were also the days where I watched my favourite golfer in the world change the game forever. I am of course talking about Eldrick Tiger Woods.

I imitated his every move, and did my best to emulate his every swing when given the chance – this was much harder than ever thought. I’ve worn a hat with the Tiger insignia on it as long as I can remember. I marvel at what he can do, as I’m sure many others do.