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Vinny01 · 12-27-2017, 12:25 PM

I have been a pretty big supporter of what Treliving has done in his time as GM with the Flames. He has made some fantastic trades to get quality assets for pending UFA’s. Glencross helped the Flames acquire Hamilton and Kylington giving them the extra picks needed in those deals. Parsons and Dube are 2 of the top prospects in the organization and they were drafted with picks from the Hudler and Russell trades.

This team appeared to be entering their Stanley cup window and he emphatically let the fan base know this by trading for a 35 year old goalie and giving up a 1st and 2 2nd round picks for a 27 year old Dman. His moves this summer signaled the Flames were all in with expectations being modestly set at 100pts for this team.

The team is currently on pace for 89pts and I have really started to question some of his moves. I doubted Gulutzan last year but was impressed enough by the end of the year to give the move a passing grade. Last year saw the Flames get swept by the Oilers, swept by the Ducks, and embarrassed in eastern Canada. This year they have once again failed to show up in big games including losing to a horrible Oilers team with major injuries on home ice.

Travis Hamonic is coming off a disastrous season and has not looked good in his time in Calgary. Treliving paid an incredibly high price for a Dman that by all accounts was brutal last season as well. The Troy Brouwer signing of 2016 was panned by many at the time and looks to be his worst move in free agency to date.

For the most part Treliving has done a good job building the prospect system and has made some very good trades. I do believe that his job should be secure and he should get st least one more coaching hire before he really feels the heat. Having said that if the pick he moved in the Hamonic trade (no protection at all on the pick) turns into a top 3-10 pick then perhaps that move should cost him his job?

There has been a lot of Gulutzan talk and rightfully so. At the end of the day Treliving built this team and traded futures to win now. Fairly reasonable time to bump this thread and discuss our GM in addition to the coach.

12-27-2017, 12:25 PM	#84
Vinny01 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CGY Exp:	I have been a pretty big supporter of what Treliving has done in his time as GM with the Flames. He has made some fantastic trades to get quality assets for pending UFA’s. Glencross helped the Flames acquire Hamilton and Kylington giving them the extra picks needed in those deals. Parsons and Dube are 2 of the top prospects in the organization and they were drafted with picks from the Hudler and Russell trades. This team appeared to be entering their Stanley cup window and he emphatically let the fan base know this by trading for a 35 year old goalie and giving up a 1st and 2 2nd round picks for a 27 year old Dman. His moves this summer signaled the Flames were all in with expectations being modestly set at 100pts for this team. The team is currently on pace for 89pts and I have really started to question some of his moves. I doubted Gulutzan last year but was impressed enough by the end of the year to give the move a passing grade. Last year saw the Flames get swept by the Oilers, swept by the Ducks, and embarrassed in eastern Canada. This year they have once again failed to show up in big games including losing to a horrible Oilers team with major injuries on home ice. Travis Hamonic is coming off a disastrous season and has not looked good in his time in Calgary. Treliving paid an incredibly high price for a Dman that by all accounts was brutal last season as well. The Troy Brouwer signing of 2016 was panned by many at the time and looks to be his worst move in free agency to date. For the most part Treliving has done a good job building the prospect system and has made some very good trades. I do believe that his job should be secure and he should get st least one more coaching hire before he really feels the heat. Having said that if the pick he moved in the Hamonic trade (no protection at all on the pick) turns into a top 3-10 pick then perhaps that move should cost him his job? There has been a lot of Gulutzan talk and rightfully so. At the end of the day Treliving built this team and traded futures to win now. Fairly reasonable time to bump this thread and discuss our GM in addition to the coach.