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Originally Posted by Vinny01
If you are not sure that's when you don't answer the poll. I doubt many knew who at reliving was I know I sure didn't. I voted that I am happy with the move because I wanted the Flames to go with one of the up and coming AGM's over a McPhee or Regier.
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I wanted a young guy as well, but I wanted a young guy from a winning organization. There's the rub for me. Phoenix has been a middling team that plays a style of hockey everyone on this board hates with a passion. They have had no success in any shape or form and don't look like a team with much of a future. If the team is an extension of its management, this move bothers me. I like the direction the Flames were headed. They have developed a stable of good young prospects in a very short period of time. They play an exciting brand of hockey. There is a future here. I don't want a guy who learned how to build a 7th-11th place team to work his magic and build the Flames in that image. That is my fear and why I will take a wait and see attitude.
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Also big difference from Button/Risebrough is neither had an experienced executive who they directly reported to. Burke stated his position was created to stop a young GM from making a rookie mistake.
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This is a great point, but doesn't that also point to the probability that Treliving will be that puppet GM that people were afraid was going to be hired? How much autonomy will the guy have if Burke is going to prevent him from making mistakes? That seems to say Burke has final approval of all moves and decisions, leaving Treliving to do all the work and Burke to give the royal decree to make a move, then take the credit or have a scapegoat. That is the situation I didn't want to see develop and really hope this is not the case.
I think there is a great deal of information needed before deciding whether this was a good hire or not. The most interesting things that I have learned about the guy since his hiring is his father's fame on Dragon's Den, his father's success with Boston Pizza, and his moderate success in getting the WPHL started. I just wish there was more to his resume at the NHL level and signs of him knowing what he is doing from a player development perspective.