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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Doesn't seem Burke did much but guess he was the buffer between Treliving and ownership or KK. Eliminating that buffer doesn't necessarily give Treliving more autonomy. In fact, it could easily give him less.
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Therein is the hope. Treliving this season has very much become the undisputed public face of hockey operations, and what I meant to say was that my hope is for this to be a transparent depiction of what appears to be his role—free from micromanagement at higher levels.
I suspect one of the reasons Treliving purportedly worked hard to ensure his autonomy in his last contract negotiation was because he was preparing for this day. In the end, I don't see any reason to expect the worst on the heels of this announcement—especially in the light of numerous rumours regarding K. King's own uncertain future in the organization.