Treliving cannot be faulted for picking up the veterans he did in the offseason.
He hardly handcuffed the team with excessively long contracts or big salaries either. Raymond, Bollig, Engelland, Setoguchi, Diaz, Potter and Hiller ensured his team could ice an NHL roster this season.
I guarantee he's thanking his lucky stars that Gaudreau, Jooris, Bouma, Russell and all the other youngsters have played as well as they have. Lots of cap space to operate with, and tonnes of assets. He'll trim some of the fat in the offseason and possibly pick up some blue chips in the process.
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