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Originally Posted by Armchair Quarterback
I'd just as soon get rid of Treliving before getting rid of Hartley. Amazing that Hartley makes it to the second round of the playoffs essentially with Feaster's team (and with zero expectations to make it), and somehow Treliving is the great guy and we have to ditch Bob.
Give your head a shake.
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Well except for the starting goalie, the top two defensemen and arguably best two players on the team, the second line center, the spark plug that had a huge effect on the Vancouver series, the defenseman that stepped up to make a solid pairing with Brodie and a handful of role players that helped make the team the kind of team that was hard to play against (Stajan, Bouma, Bollig) you're right essentially Feasters team.
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Originally Posted by Armchair Quarterback
Exactly. Not sure why so many people think he is a wizard of GM'ing. Really what has he done for this team.
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-He brought in the goalie that led the team in wins, GAA, sv % and led them to their first round win.
-He has continued to stick with the rebuild despite the temptation to ramp up the process last year when the team overachieved.
-He didn't knee jerk fire Hartley because he wasn't his guy.
-The deals he has signed have not handcuffed us financially
-He has resisted going after the "big whale" that would make a splash but be a terrible signing for the team cough Richards and O'Reilly cough
Engelland has been a fine signing and done basically everything that should have been expected of him, more if you consider his play with Brodie at the end of last year and in the play-offs. The only people complaining about this are those that expect way too much from a 6th defenseman.
Hamilton is struggling early but wasn't brought in to be a Norris contender this year, if he was he would be making a hell of a lot more than 5.75 million. He is a 22 year old defensemen that has played top 4 minutes on a multiple play-off teams and has a season of 42 points already. He has great size and has shown in juniors and at times in the NHL that he is a competent or better defender. That was a great trade that fits it well with the plan to contend not right this minute but for the next 5+ years.
Frolik has been one of the better players on the team this season so not sure what the complaint would be about that signing.
Sure every signing has not been a home run but that happens with every GM.