Darryl Sutter stepped down Tuesday as general manager of the Calgary Flames, who are next to last in the Western Conference with a 16-18-3 record. Jay Feaster was named acting general manager, the team announced. "Darryl has performed valuable service to the Calgary Flames organization for 8 years," team president Ken King said in a statement. "We thank Darryl for his leadership and his important contributions to re-establishing the Calgary Flames as a model franchise." Feaster, who was GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning when they won the 2004 Stanley Cup, joined the Flames in July as assistant general manager. Brent Sutter, Darryl's brother, remains coach of the Flames. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5963321