If someone is going to criticize a GM, at least consider what the thinking was at the time the decisions were made.
On the Brouwer issue; he was coming off of 8 years in a row of scoring 17 or more goals a year. He had just come off a strong playoff performance & had a reputation of being a solid 'dressing room' guy. You can bet Brouwer had other options. The Flames were thin on the right side & im certain they considered other options via trade or UFA, would you rather they out bid Edmonton for Lucic?? Unfortunately Treliving's crystal ball wasn't working that day. The rationale behind that player acquisition was sound. Blame the player, not Treliving.
On the granlund discussion, this one is laughable. Reminds me of fans who were loosing their minds when the Flames dealt Dustin Boyd away. I specifically remember postersaying Boyd was going to be a perennial 20 goal scorer...
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