[Enoch Root]

One thing I would like to add... I remember having a discussion with an Oiler fan about MacTavish. This person went to great lengths to evaluate each trade and each roster move individually, concluding that the moves were, on the whole, not too bad.

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But he completely missed the forest for the trees. In evaluating a GM, you can't just look at the moves they made, you have to look at the team and assess whether they made the right moves.

In the case of MacTavish, I argued that the shortcomings of the team were obvious: lack of Cs, lack of D, lack of leadership. And he addressed NONE of them! Whether the Perron for MPS trade was a good one or not, MacTavish completely failed at managing the Oilers.

Now, taking that to Treliving, I would argue that, where the team was when he took it over, being patient and waiting to see what we have with all these prospects is the prudent move. In this case, not doing much was a good thing. I also think that acquiring a goalie to solidify things in net was paramount.

So with that perspective - not just analyzing the actions, but assessing them within the given environment - I would give him pretty high marks.

But again, it's pretty early.