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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But ultimately the coaches and management do not answer to the fans. I am sure that if they did, then the opening night roster would be plumb with prospects and popular players, and with no regard for matters of development, sustainability or a long term vision of success in the future.
Do you think Treliving cares? Do you think he should care? It is not his job—it is not Bob Hartley's job—to make fans happy.
I don't think there is anyone who would disagree with you that Setoguchi did not outplay Jooris or Baertschi in the preseason. However, I also think it is naive to assume that this was the ONLY measure by which coaches made their decisions for the opening night roster.
The expectation was set by coaches and management, but the fans and media have also been left to their own devices to interpret how they set the standard. For those of you are disappointed by the results, it is probably more because you decided before hand what was meant by the mantra "always earned, never given." There is no guarantee that your interpretation matches that of the coaches, and it is their interpretation that is the only one that matters in this regard.
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actually, yes, I do think that Treliving cares. He's in the entertainment market.
My interpretation of what was said is well within the ambit of being reasonable.
I think there will be lots of fan questions about this and is a good lesson for him about communicating in a hockey market vs a non-hockey market. If he didn't want that perception created, he should be more careful with his words.