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Originally Posted by Bingo
And keep in mind he's been involved in Bishop to Calgary twice, MAF once, Raanta as well. This isn't a guy that hasn't been knee deep on big goalie upgrades but has then balked.
Given his history of swinging deals you'd have to think the prices were in his mind too high.
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Treliving also traded away a bunch of 1st and 2nds in other deals, which left him short of ammunition to address goaltending. Grubauer, for instance, was moved for a 2nd this off-season - a 2nd Treliving didn't have.
Overall, I'm positive about Treliving's tenure as GM, and I think he improved the roster over the summer. But he has resorted to deficit spending, and you only have so many high draft picks to use to plug holes. It remains to be seen if a #4 d-man on a good contract was worth spending a bunch of assets that could have been used in other deals.