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Originally Posted by dino7c
There are people on here that would rather the flames suck so they can say I told you so than to be proven wrong and the Flames to have a strong season.
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This kinda logic always cracks me. Just cause some fans on here show their displeasure with the way things are going, doesn't make them any less of Flames fans. Many didn't like the Glutuzan hire and look how well that turned out. It upsets us when the team is being run into the ground and some of us are sick of "wait and see approach". Some of the people here that always accept what the team does, remind me off Browns fans. Cheer on every move, then hate it when things don't go well...and rinse and repeat every offseason.
People say Treliving will learn from his mistakes, but there is no evidence to suggest that he has. I mean at this point there was no point in jumping the gun and hiring a guy that has a .500 record in the NHL. I am sorry but one WHL championship and a Gold in international competition don't instil confidence in the new hire. Short tournament vs. a long season is two different animals. Rival coaches in the NHL have more time to adjust to strategies. I would take a coach that has only missed the playoffs twice in 11 years vs. one that has only had a 5 point bump in points over four years any day.
But Treliving is shoving his philosophy down our throats again. He believes his is the only way, which to me suggests he's stubborn and refusing to correct his mistakes. Most people are waiting for him to make moves this offseason, I am wondering if he will trade another first round pick to get it done. Treliving should have lottery protected the first round pick and if that was the price, he should have walked away. But he was too focused on getting his player, that Snow bent him over. Whats stopping other GMs from taking advantage of him in the future, knowing he wants the player he targets.
But listening to Treliving talk about the process during his press conference, while already having his mind made up suggests that he zeros in on his targets and doesn't thoroughly evaluate everything. He reminds me off former Jacksonville Jaguars GM Gene Smith, who demonstrated similar characteristics of a hard-worker but used to zero in on his players as well. He wasted countless draft picks and had zero picks turn into Pro Bowlers. I fear I am seeing a similar pattern in Treliving, who seems to be stuck in his ways and doesn't want to change course.
I am for one am not happy with the hire. I hope I am wrong and I will happily eat crow, but there is nothing to suggest otherwise.