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Originally Posted by TheKurgan
I think Treliving has been a decent GM but I wouldn't lose any sleep over seeing him walk with the rest of management/coaching team. He has done some good, but also lots of bad that I think we tend to forget.
The Good: Extentions for Brodie and Backlund, trading for Hamilton, signing Frolik
The Bad: Signing Bollig, Raymond, and Bouma, Screwing up 2015/2016 season with the Hiller/Ramo tandem. Losing Byron on waivers
Jury still out: Baertschi and Grandlund to Canucks, Extentions for Gio, Monahan and Johnny
Not sure who to blame Chiasson on (GM hired him, but Coach keeps playing him for some reason)
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Treliving didn't sign Bollig but traded for his contract which is even a bigger negative giving up an asset for a brutal player
I think left out of the good was the Russell and Glencross trades which brought back significant assets to the Flames to for a player that was out of the league and another that couldn't get more than a 1 year deal the week before camp started.
Hard to hate the extensions for Gaudreau and Monahan considering what they did prior to the deals and their age. If you want to say that is a potential mistake I think 29 other GM's make the same deal.
I would add the Brouwer signing to the "jury is still out" category or even put it in the bad box.
I think the Hamilton trade alone should get him another contract as that was an absolute steal and he has not made an equally terrible move to balance it out( although Gulutzan may prove to be that move). Hisnwork at the deadline selling players has been exceptional and he is 2-2 with his bigger UFA signings (Frolik and Engellend win, Brouwer, Raymond loss, Hiller draw since he was very good one year and awful the next)
Trades he won:
Hamilton
Glencross
Russell
Trades he lost
Bollig (if you call moving a 3rd rounder a loss)
The Canuck trades are still up in the air but currently in favor of the Canucks with potential for a Flames win.