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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I don't think Treliving has done much with player transactions to question what he's doing. He's a shrewd negotiator when it comes to RFA's, his trades are alright usually, his UFA signings leave a little to be desired but really overall not too bad all things considered. At the end of every season, he's usually filling the holes everybody else sees and believes to be the case.
BUT... he does seem to be a little strange with coaching IMO. That'd be the one piece you could criticize and was the reason for under performance last season. Let's hope he got it right this time.
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The biggest issue I have with Treliving is his July 1 performances. These bottom-6 UFA signings are death. Raymond and Brouwer were bad when they happened, and everyone who was honest with themselves could've seen that. Why in poo perfect Hell is Derek Ryan getting a third year? If you give him to years, you don't need to buy him out year 3. And if there is a buyout candidate on our cap sheet, it's Derek Ryan. Just give him 2/$7M and call it a life.
The coaching searches are odd. There were lots of viable candidates two years ago, and none of them were Gulutzan. And I have never stopped being shocked that Gulutzan was able to convince Treliving that he was the guy.
Peters wouldn't have been my hire. But his teams in Carolina seemed to generally be regarded as well-coached. It's not Peters' fault that Carolina either goes to the Conference finals or is perpetually irrelevant.
But this is the GM we're talking about. You don't want the GM to panic. You don't want the GM to do things to 'save his job'. You don't want the GM making moves that are completely disconnected from one another. You don't want a Yes Man.
Treliving is a very good NHL GM. There are no embarrassing failures, and his moves are properly motivated. I don't expect my GM to be perfect. I expect him to know the rules, and to tirelessly work to improve the team.
Here's everyone on the team signed for 4+ years:
Gaudreau - 25
Monahan - 23
Neal - 30
Lindholm - 23
Backlund - 29
Giordano - 34
Hanifin - 21
Total cap hit: $40.775
Treliving is the best GM the city has had since Fletcher. It's not even close. You keep someone like this around.