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Old 08-03-2015, 10:30 PM   #8
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Securing Hamilton was a home run. Getting players of his quality and age at a critical position is just so hard to do. That alone gives Treliving an A for the offseason in my books.

Adding Frolic as a UFA will be helpful as he is a quality player. But I am not prepared to give any GM a high grade for winning a bidding war for a UFA on July 1. The Flames essentially were prepared to pay more than any other team in the league. I know we heard the usual "it wasn't about the money" or "there were higher offers" but I am skeptical. So let's hope Frolic can play up to his new fat contract.

Did nothing with the goalie position but I like that he kept total flexibility there.

Biggest disappointment is that Flames lost all salary cap flexibility that they previously enjoyed. Not all the bad salaries are Treliving's fault, but he has yet to do anything about them either.

The Flames are acting like a team looking to make a deep run this year.
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