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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Am I the only one who thinks that the Diaz signing counts as a pretty successful pickup?
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I think this shows some pretty low standards.
Diaz is a 6/7 guy thrust into a 5/6 role and holding his own, but that's a run of the mill signing, pairing depth.
It's not a bad signing, but it's a reach as a 'pretty successful pickup' in regards to whether Treliving is doing a good job or not.
So far some of the contracts signed by Treliving don't look great: Raymond, England appear to be significantly overpaid. At this point though with the team in the position it's in and with the capspace available, it makes sense to pay a price to bring in legit NHLers.
So far where he has shone is with the Brodie contract, and in trades. This deadline was a great deadline for Calgary that probably could have been even better were it not for a couple of ill-timed injuries.
Not trying to run you down, just that the same thing happened with Feaster, where minor things started being hyped as 'successful' moves, like Byron.
I don't give much credit for just filling out the roster. If Diaz was playing Top 4 minutes for Calgary and Calgary was in a playoff spot as a result, then yeah, it's a successful signing. As it is, he's a journeyman filling a journeyman's role; he's doing what he was brought in to do, no more, no less.