completely agree with you devo. I think his extensions are a highlight (Brods, Hartley and Bouma stand out), while his UFA signings are... let's just say not great. Mayray has been a disappointment, and while I think Engelland has been improving, he's definitely over-paid, and will be a hard contract to move. Trades are a wash, maybe leaning towards the negative side. Bollig has been pretty bad save for the one game versus the Kings (I hoped that was the start of something but... alas), but picking up Shore for Knight was a good trade. We will see though.
I like Treliving. As others have said, he just... seems intelligent. I think those bad UFA signings were mainly a product of him trying to fill holes that maybe, weren't necessarily there. At least he didn't sign them to term. Now that he knows our assets better I don't think he'll make such hasty moves.
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