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Originally Posted by ricardodw
A voice of reason ...
How did the Flames end up with this line-up and Burke/Trevling get treated like they know what they are doing?
Smid was listed day-to-day on the Flames year end injury report.
Will another top-6 pick in 2017 (4th in 5 years) bring a management change?
Will the current management team make a Phanuef level deal to buy another year?
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Well Treliving has been GM for 2 full seasons and has a second round playoff appearance and a bottom 5 finish. I find it difficult to see him get moved out even if the team struggles again next year.
Wideman, Smid, Stajan were all inherited by Treliving.
He signed Engellend and Raymond and only Raymond looks like the bad signing to date.
The jury is out on Frolik and Hamilton but I think a high % would think fondly on those deals.
Looking at the Treliving trades inwould not assume he would make a Phaneuf level move as you describe it.
Bollig was a bad pickup but cost a 3rd.
Glencross and Baertschi trades were solid
Hamilton was a huge move and great trade
Russell, and Granlund deals were very solid.
For a team that was expected to go through a long painful rebuild the first 3 years have been pretty solid. He gets 2-3 more years before he would be in any trouble IMO