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Originally Posted by jemjey
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?
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Sure hurt Chiarellis employment chances. What did it take....2 weeks?
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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.
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Of course it isn't...which is why I explicity said...
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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
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I also agree Treliving is doing a fabulous job thus far and why I hope fans of this team don't lose their collective minds if Giordano comes in at a number/term they aren't comfortable with. The guy will be both fair and studious but I have a feeling that will still be too much for some.