I'm less upset with this trade than I was when it was announced, but lets face it, Treliving's last year has given plenty of reason for people to hold this sentiment:
- Knew we needed a scoring RW last year, knew we had a number of good defensive pieces. Traded our 2018 draft for another defenceman anyway.
- Failed to remove Gulutzan in a timely manner when the season could have been saved. Replaced him with another guy largely like Gulutzan without even looking around at options. That Sutter would have come back didn't help.
- Honestly, aside from acquiring Smith, none of his moves over the last year or so has really helped much. To wit: We're hoping a guy we picked up for a 7th rounder can be a "diamond in the rough".
- One year later, still needs a RW, still needs more offence. Makes a trade that doesn't really address any of that by replacing our only RW who did anything (albeit, for only half a season) with yet another C.
The moves, all taken together, causes one to struggle to understand what, if any, plan Treliving is actually operating under.
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