I still have no issues with Tre. Has he made some questionable moves, yea but the Hamonic trade is not one of them. It's easy to kick back at this point in the season and point fingers but let's be honest and look back at the trade thread when we picked him up. Next to nobody was complaining and we most likely kepts Hamonic from being an Oiler and upgrading that garbage team.
Let's also review the expectations for this team thread. Almost everyone expected us to be a playoff team without much struggle.
Tre is still human and if 99% of CP was a GM, we most likely pull the trigger on that trade as well without any concern of what the pick would become as it should be a 20th + overall selection. Why not lottery protect the pick? What if it meant no deal? We act as if he is an idiot for not protecting it as if nobody was on the other end saying what they wanted.... I am sure he tried and if he didn't then its a big mistake.
My only real complaint with Tre is holding onto GG as long as he has however even that can be explained if he intends on going after an elite coach this summer. It would be pretty tough to bring in a interim coach and see the team succeed or just make it into the playoffs and then fire that coach for your sought-after guy.
The one thing there is no excuse for is how Cameron still has a job. If there is one area to point the finger at not making playoffs, it isn't any individual or combination or players, it isn't GG, it isn't goaltending, it's our PP. I have no idea what the numbers are but I am guessing we are a bottom 5 team when it comes to taking advantage of 5-3 PPs and I don't think anyone makes the playoffs with that sort of stat line.
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