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Originally Posted by jayswin
...That's what Elliot was, and you could argue that's what Talbot was and I'd agree and say their risk worked out, ours didn't. That's why Brad now needs to go the 60+ game, proven starter route, even if it costs a bit.
Another year with a "well, he had great stats and all signs showed he should have been great as a starter" low to medium cost acquisition and we're starting to seriously jeopardize a five year rebuild that is on the verge of being successful over a couple million a year in goaltending.
You do that, and any GM in the league is putting their job and the team's long term success in jeopardy. Brad won't do that again, I'm confident of it.
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I have posted elsewhere (maybe in this thread) that I have a different take of Treliving's short history of goalie acquisitions. The short version is that after he signed his first UFA Jonas Hiller, Treliving has been very aggressive in pursuing young goalies with high potential to be NHL starters:
· In 2015 he was in on trade negotiations with NYR for Talbot before the Hamilton trade broke.
· In 2015 he was also involved in talks for acquiring Martin Jones.
· Before the end of the 2015–16 season he was pursuing a deal for Matt Murray before he had played a game in the NHL.
I think from this that Treliving's top priority is still acquiring a younger, emerging starting goalie who can grow with this team. Since this is something he has not yet achieved, I think he will continue work towards the goal.