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Originally Posted by transplant99
Only to a degree.
Any GM's number 1 priority is to win. Whether that be now or in a few years, all these guys have one single goal in front of them.
Treliving cant overly worry about what the landscape looks like 7 years down the road. Hell, its unlikely he will even have the job at that time, the way coaches and GM's are discarded these days.
So does Giordano being part of your team the next say 6 years make you closer to the ultimate goal? Obviously the majority would say yes. So now does that translate into offering an 8 year deal (all hypothetical) make it worth it for the first 6 and knowing the last couple are going to be a bad value? I would say absolutely it does.
"Just win baby" should be his mantra now and moving forward.
All that being said I still think he signs a 5 year 40 million dollar deal and all this "discussion" means bupkus.
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Not worrying/caring about long-term implications of a contract is a good way to ensure you won't have another GM job. As it is, Tre has proven that he isn't short-sighted, which I think is great. Of course I want to get Gio signed, and of course we're a better team with him than without, but giving him a long-term deal without caring about its impact in the final years of the deal isn't good management. If you win the cup, its worth it, but if you don't it can backfire very quickly. Would you still sign him to an 8-yr deal if you lose in the finals and that deal goes on to hamper your ability to sign Monahan/Gaudreau/Bennett?
Finally, I don't think a GM's number 1 job is to win. If you're hired as GM of a rebuilding team (say, the flames,) your job isn't to go out and try to win a cup in your first year by signing guys to contracts that will handcuff you down the road. Your job is to set the team up for long-term success, something I think Tre is doing a great job of.