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Originally Posted by TOfan
Well you certainly have a lot of time on your hands.
This all seems rather nit-picky. Look at Hillier for example, what were the other options and at what cost? Was Raymond a bad bet? Yeah, probably but again, what were the options? Chase some other UFA that may or may not want to sign in Calgary (keep in mind the Flames were hardly an attractive destination at the time). Or perhaps bring up Kenny Agostino? If my memory is right, this was right around the time Bob Hartley was doing a wonderful job of developing Sven Beartchi.
You barely reference Frolik, Versteeg, engellend who all proved to be useful acquisitions. Sure Engellend was probably signed for too much, but he brought an element to this team that I think they miss and now need to address once again.
Your arguments don't seem rooted in reality, they merely look back and say 'what if'. It's basically living your life in a way where you say to yourself 'if I only asked out that girl then we'd be married and rich living in Mout Royal.'
Lastly, treliving has been pretty shrewd as far as pick acquisition & turning those picks into players who can play meaningful minutes and are under control. If there is a better strategy to deploy, I'm all ears.
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I think you missed the gist of his post, which is that despite Treliving's moves (spending picks on players to upgrade the roster whether you like the moves or not) the team has shown essentially no progression. Four years into Treliving's tenure can we say he has been a solid success?