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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Meh, when there's so many points, you gotta start looking at the decision maker at the top.
Treliving can go.
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I don't know. He strikes me as someone who'd make a great president of hockey operations, because he's intelligent, thoughtful and handles internal matters as varied as the Bill Peters and Chris Snow situations with equanimity and poise.
Lately, Treliving seems gunshy about making a major move (disregarding Peters, because that decision was essentially made for him). I maintain that a big change was needed after the Colorado series, and he did nothing except add a couple of minor bits and traded one albatross contract for another, to his biggest rival no less.
As President of Hockey Ops, Tre could still have a hand in re-signing pending FA's, which is a strength of his, and still be the guiding voice of the club. Maybe a GM who'll not deal away first-rounders, make shrewd UFA acquisitions, will actually draft defencemen and right shots, and be willing to move a core piece is what's needed. Whether such an animal exists, I have no idea. I also don't like the idea of Treliving hiring his own replacement, so someone else would have to hire the new GM if Tre became President...