Way to early to give him any type of grade. But overall I'm very happy with what he has done. He's stayed the course and hasn't pulled any ''win now'' moves that our other past GMs might have been tempted to do given our success. Feaster really did do the dirty work for a guy like Brad to come in and do his thing. Had Treliving been tasked with taking out the garbage like Feaster was, we might have different opinions on how he's been so far.
The biggest thing for me is he didn't largely overpay during FA frenzy last summer. Raymond and Engelland, while underwhelming at times, are cheap contracts that will in no way impede the Flames from making a big move should the time come. Treliving went out and addressed the team's needs; he got a big RH dman and a top 6 winger. From that point on, it's up to the players to perform. Although other might, I don't hold Treliving responsible for their lack of success.
Keeping Hartley in the fold is also another great move. Finally, we've found our ''franchise coach'' ever since D. Sutter left the bench. This is his move that will pay off the most.
Also wanted to thank OP for formatting his tables nicely and posting images. Most people just copy and paste directly from excel and lose their formatting and it looks like a garbled mess. That post was really nice to look at and easy to follow. I can tell a lot of time went into it. We all appreciate it!
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