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Originally Posted by cross16
Is it fair to say Treliving doesn't want this too?
I look at the Flames drafts under Treliving, save for 2014 where I would question how much input he had, and see more of an emphasis on speed and skill than any other previous GM. I've also heard him comment a few times this year that they clearly need more skill in their lineup.
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Some of his first moves were to draft bigger players like Hunter Smith, sign big guys like Brandon Bollig, Engelland, and let go small but fast guys like Paul Byron. It's pretty clear he didn't share Feaster's vision for better or worse. I don't think he has a strict ideal of how big and strong a player has to be like Darryl Sutter but I haven't seen many early draft picks used on skilled forwards nor has he traded for any forwards of this type. He likes his defensemen and seems to place a value on being tough, physical, and hard to play against which so to me at least it appears he's trying to build his version of the Kings or Ducks. That's not bad but I don't consider those teams real contenders to the cup.