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Originally Posted by Bingo
With only one caveat.
I would consider it likely that he said lottery protected and the Islanders said no deal. Then he said fine feeling confident in his team.
Any view of Treliving centers around process, and diligence ... I don't think he'd throw away a pick without asking.
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If that was the negotiation then Treliving simply paid too much.
What's the disconnect? If that is the price you don't pay it because it's too high and you go after a lesser player who also costs less, or, don't pay that price at all and see the season through to a 12th or 13th place finish and draft hopefully in the top 5 but realistically in the top 10.
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If you're going to pay that price and go all in this roster, trade another 1st rounder, hell, trade a bunch of draft picks, stack your roster and go for it.
That's the second miscalculation he made this season. The first was hamonic, the second was not dealing Bennett/brodie for some offensive help the team was struggling to score 20 games into the season and the third was probably not firing Gulutzan prior to Christmas and hoping for that 'firing the coach' bump in the standings that might have given them some cushion for later season injuries.
Tack on re-signing backlund and adding players at the deadline as mistakes 4 and 5.
Seems to me the roster has been misjudged the whole year.