For me, Treliving has got to let this play out. Let Hartley fiddle with the lines to see who sinks or swims, wait for the injured guys to come back. See if either of the 3 keepers can get going. See what options emerge on the bottom 6. If we pick up, great. If not, then so be it. Get rid of the trade bait and see what options emerge at the deadline. Then hit the 2016 draft hard.
What I don't want us to do is make any silly decisions like trade away future prospects or picks for quick fixes. That would be the wrong decision in the long term. Also, Hartley deserves to, at the very least, see the season out. He's earned as much.
Let the chips fall where they may for me. Don't sack Hartley, don't trade in help and don't trade away prospects or picks. These next few months will be painful, but we know we've got a good forward and d-core to work around. The rest of the roster is still way up in the air at the moment, far too many unanswered questions to make silly decisions now. Let things play out I say.
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