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Your post makes some assertions of varying relevance and also a fairly sizeable assumption:

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

I think it needs to be done publicly because:

A) I want to see proof it's actually asked

This is more in line with precisely what Wild GM was getting at: the ONLY purpose of creating a public forum around decisions and actions of the team's coach and management is to placate an irrational segment of the fanbase. The answers will be vague and disappointing, and the exercise will be pointless beyond the cathartic effect it might have on some. Honestly, it is meaningless and unhelpful. It would change virtually nothing.

B) as a fan I would like to know that the team's GM hears the angst. For all I know he's surrounded himself with Yes men or Tier One management like other organizations. I don't want to see fans throwing jerseys to get his attention if things continue to slide.

In the first place, there is a recourse that all fans have readily available to them for expressing their own displeasure, and which will produce immediate results. If it bothers you so much, then stop buying tickets and merchandise. But even beyond all that, I am puzzled by your characterization of the present situation as one that sees the team in a "slide." Yes, I will agree that 0 wins in their last five games is a "slide" inasmuch as every NHL team will go through ebbs and flows between very good and less good performances (or very bad and more bad performances). But the Flames who have lost five straight games are also the same team that has only two regulation losses in their last 16 games. They are a single point out of a division playoff spot, and two points off of a home-ice berth.

This is not the picture of some sort of systemic crisis that would require a full-scale, decisive response or change. At worst, the Flames are marginally "underperforming" relative to where they "should" be at this point this season.

So I don't think they are useless. I want to see public pressure on the GM. And I'd like to see it escalated if he continues to sit on his hands.

Why do you think Treliving is sitting on his hands?

I suspect it is because he hasn't fired anyone or traded half the team away in a gesture that would match the outrage of some of the fanbase. I suspect he has not done so because he also possesses a greater attention-span and a much more analytical disposition than most. But I also do not believe that Treliving is not actively working to improve the team at every turn. The difference here is that his actions do not coincide with your wishes, but that is certainly not reason to think he is not doing his job.

Maybe it is just me, but I certainly prefer this less reactionary approach. I think it promotes stability and affords the necessary time for internal growth.