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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Do you really know that for sure or do you badly want to believe that the owners and Burke dictated this trade rather than looking at the obvious? IMO the Hamonic trade has Treliving's fingerprints all over it. From what I can see since Treliving took over is that he really, really covets defensemen more than any other position and his philosophy seems to be that you build a winner out through the blue line. His two big trade acquisitions have been defensemen and he's also drafted a lot of defensemen over his tenure which is why the organization talent base is off kilter with a lot of defensive prospects and light on forward skill. Over that time he's drafted Tkachuk and Bennett with 1st round picks but has not really done much to address the lack of skill on the wings. IMO he's got a bit of Predators envy and is trying to build the team as they did with defense first and it's not working out especially when the team is coached to play a style more suited to an average lunch pale group of defensemen.
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Actually what it sounds he has employed is the blueprint of Burke's failed attempt to rebuild the Leafs. On that basis I would question how much influence Burke has had on the overall strategy and several of Treliving's moves.