Treliving's "failures" on goalie signings have largely been seen as good moves when they happened. Both the Hiller and Elliott and even Johnson signings were met with reactions like "good goalie, good price, good term" at the time by most analysts.
Why would the fact that a stopgap goalie signing like Smith doesn't work out (whatever that means) be the "last straw" for a guy who has done a ton of great work in other areas. Defence has become a strength where it was once a weakness. Centre has become a strength where it was once a weakness. Treliving has a strategy. POs in 2 out of 3 years (and ousted by a pretty strong Ducks team both times).
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