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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
Your stance sure sounds a lot like appealing to authority. Seems like a dangerous game to play when having all these resources you put so much faith in have brought us such wisdom as the Brouwer and Raymond signings, Brandon Bollig, waiving Byron, hiring Gulutzan, etc. Treliving has made plenty of mistakes that many people here criticized and which turned out exactly as anticipated.
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You are damn right it is. I am absolutely certain that Brad Treliving is better at this than any one of us nameless/faceless internet critics. And for the record, it is NEVER a bad idea to set a higher level of confidence in the opinion of experts.
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Sometimes conventional wisdom is conventional for a reason.
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So, what is the conventional wisdom among hockey executives about who will be the next best coaching hire, and how do you know it? Do they think exactly the same way as fans do about this?
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I don't see a whole lot of evidence in Treliving's corner to suggest he has some higher plane of understanding that reveals Bill Peters is the best coach available.
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Of course you don't. The reason for that is that you do not have all the available information, and most likely you are also not nearly as well versed on the various criteria for getting the most out of this group of players. I am certain that Treliving has a better handle on these things than you do.