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Originally Posted by Bingo
That's changing the topic.
I'd be happy any time the Flames signed a contract and then had the player take off, to suggest otherwise is disingenuous.
My hunch though, if that happened, is you'd be on the other side saying Treliving shouldn't get any credit for getting lucky on a RFA signing.
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It's actually not changing the topic at all, just illustrating that right now in this conversation the homerism is dripping off of you that you can't tolerate the idea that there are other GMs out there signing comparably good RFA contracts because the argument that Tre is a good GM largely hinges on the argument that he's great at RFA contracts.
So the more examples of other good RFA deals being brought up eats into the idea that Trelivings RFA deals are a beacon. And if he's not great at RFA deals, and he's horrible at UFA deals and his trades are a mixed bag it starts to become really difficult to argue that he's a good GM.
And because it's the flames and the only thing that matters is being better than the oilers, it's REALLY difficult to argue about his RFA deals when walking punchline chiarelli has just as good if not better RFA deals. That simply can't be tolerated.
Draisaitl had 77 points the year prior to signing his deal.
Tkachuk had 77 points the year prior to signing his deal.
Signing Tkachuk to an 8.5x8 deal this summer would've been a good deal. Too bad it didn't happen though.