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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Multiple things can be true at the same time you know. Like the following
1) BT's best year was his first year as GM
2) As BT has drifted further away from the team that Feaster built, the team has had poorer and poorer results. His greatest accomplishment so far was not tinkering with what Feaster had left him in year one.
3) BT has traded away more first 3 round picks in his tenure than any of his Flames predecessors on a per year basis.
4) The Flames are entering year 7 of the rebuild and there is still work to be done.
5) BT has a better handle on the organization than I do.
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1) ok
2) I would argue the organizational depth has improved by a wide margin under Treliving & his cap management has been very strong. This team is well positioned to compete for the next 5-6 years. Jay Feaster tried to sign RoR and was lucky to have not send this organization into into the bottom of the NHL for years. Then again, maybe we would have McDavid due to that near catastrophe.
3) ok. I suppose you take objection to that direction, fair enough. The Hamilton deal looks like a good trade for the Flames. Lazar not so good, but it's not out of the question Lazar becomes a good bottom 6 player. No one can say just yet whether this will work out or not, same can be said for Hamonic.
4) they're not in a rebuild. Just because they fell short of expectations and the playoffs doesn't mean they are in a rebuild. Good teams miss the playoffs every single year. Progression is often not a straight line.
5) yes. I'm sure Brad Treliving has a plan about what he wants to accomplish this offseason to get this team back to the playoffs and into contention.