As a fan there's always going to be a trade or signing that your GM makes that you will ultimately not be pleased with. And while I'm sure we could all point out and rip on the mistakes made by the management team in constructing this roster in the last 5 years.
However, for me personally, bringing in Brad Treliving was the most important move that this team has made in the last 10 years. Sure he's made some questionable moves since they hired him in the spring of 2014, but I am beyond excited for this next season and for the future of the Calgary Flames.
Above all I feel like it's very hard to argue the fact this team is trending upwards and that's in due part to Treliving.
I pulled this depth chart from a Sept. 2014 thread about pur current roster at the time.
Quote:
Glencross - Backlund - Hudler
Raymond - Monahan - Colborne
Setoguchi - Stajan - Jones
Bollig - Bouma - McGrattan
Gaudreau - Bennett - Hanowski
Giordano - Brodie
Russell - Wideman
Smid - Engelland
Cundari - Wotherspoon
Sieloff - Ramage
Ramo
Berra
Ortio
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Compared to today's depth and skill set just 4 years later..
Gaudreau - Monahan - Neal
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Lindholm
Mangiapane - Ryan - Brouwer
Lazar - Dube - Czarnik
Klimchuck- Hathaway - Foo
Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Stone
Kylington - Andersson
Smith
Gilles
Rittich
Parsons
Say what you want about Brad Treliving, but his management team has built us a team for the future that has barely scratched the surface, and their potential is sky high.