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Originally Posted by Travis Munroe
If you broaden the search to other teams, you will see that there is no GM who has not brought on bad contracts. A good gm is not measured by whether or not he has made a bad deal or signed a bad contract but instead, it is how their team is either progressing or competing.
Tre has built a team that we all love and is one of the better gms in the league IMO as he is very calculated yet active.
The Hamilton acquisition hasn't turned out too bad... I would do it again.
Brouwer and Neal were gambles that didn't pay off but Tre has built the rest of the team in a way that allows for a bad contract to have little impact.
Imagine being a fan of other teams... Carolina lost Ferland after 1 season.
The Oilers traded Hall for Larsson
Columbus could have a competitive team with some serious prospects/draft picks had they not went all in on 2 guys that were leaving.
The Bruins could have Seguin
Point being, no gm is invincible to a bad deal or contract but how you have built the team as a whole will dictate just how bad your mistake was and Tre has sheltered himself and the team but making 5 smart moves to every bad move.
The Hawks received Saad for Panarin
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Sure trades are just a part of being a GM but what have the Flames actually accomplished under Treliving?
He has built a team that has made the playoffs 3/5 times during his tenure. The core of this team was here before him: Monahan, Gaudreau and Gio and he's tried to complement the core with some good moves but also with a juggling act with three different coaches, persistent questionmarks with goaltending and some good and some very bad UFA signings.
But making the playoffs is hard so I think he has done a decent job. Making the playoffs regularly would be a great achievement but the team hasn't proven that yet, though last season was very promising. But the goal is to win the cup and Treliving has so far built a team that has showed very little if anything at all in the playoffs. That should be the deciding factor in whether he's done a good job.