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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
It would be a crying shame to watch a team that has finally addressed skill and depth up front to miss out on the playoffs or flame out in the first round because of an injury to an aging goalie.
I think it would cost Tre his job, and I think that would be justified.
The time is now for this team.
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The window for this team has literally just opened. This is the first year in Treliving's entire tenure that they've had a roster that truly deserves to be viewed as a contender.
The last several years, the team has gone into the season with major holes. Like 1st line RW. Like goalie. Like 3rd line RW. Like the 4th line.
They have some young star players who are really good, and can will a bad roster with meh goaltending into the playoffs.
Those star players are just now entering the points of their careers where they put up their biggest offensive totals. And for the first time in their entire careers, they have help.
It takes time to turn over a roster. It's not like the concern is Treliving's lack of diligence. The Flames have no bad contracts right now - outside the core, nobody but Derek Ryan has more than two years left on their deals.
Treliving also has Monahan and Gaudreau signed for $8M less than McDavid/Draisaitl. That is an extra star player's worth of savings.
July 1 is my least favorite thing about Brad as the GM, but this July 1, Sergei Bobrovsky will be available. Unless Jon Gillies is a Vezina finalist, he'd be a fool to not be all in on the Bob train. No more half-measures, y'know?
Anyway, my point is, this is probably the first time this group has ever actually been put in a situation to succeed going into the year. You don't fire the GM now. You let him write Bobrovsky a cheque.