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Originally Posted by Owen15
I’m in this camp. I think Treliving has done some good work and some bad work. I think this falls into the bad work bucket.
I recall thinking Treliving was making an example of Kulak by putting him on waivers in advance of the arb meeting. Why did he do that? It certainly ensured Kulak would never return much in a trade. I think Treliving went hard on this relationship and in the end did not maximize asset value.
I also agree that in terms of the current roster this move was meh and not relevant.
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But on the other hand, given what it seems like Kulak wanted in arbitration, there was a pretty good risk he'd be overpaid at $1.15M as a 7th or 8th defenceman, making him, again, untradeable. I think putting him on waivers may have been an attempt to lower the arbitration number, or perhaps get a favorable deal before arbitration. And hell, maybe Treliving even threatened it during negotiations (and then had to follow through).