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FlamesAddiction · 07-08-2020, 11:59 AM

I had to go with Coates. He had a really hard job to do at the time and did it as well as anyone could have I think. Being the GM of the Flames at that time wasn't the most sought after position.

I really have mixed feelings about Treliving. While the results haven't been terrible, he has wasted a lot of resources. Resources that Coates could have only dreamed of at the time (for example, a high payroll relative to the rest of the league, buyouts, burying players in the AHL, being a more attractive place for free agents and coaches, firing coaches at will, etc...). The owners would have never given Coates that much room to maneuver at the time.

Both Sutter and Treliving IMO, have some extreme ups and downs.

07-08-2020, 11:59 AM	#28
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I had to go with Coates. He had a really hard job to do at the time and did it as well as anyone could have I think. Being the GM of the Flames at that time wasn't the most sought after position. I really have mixed feelings about Treliving. While the results haven't been terrible, he has wasted a lot of resources. Resources that Coates could have only dreamed of at the time (for example, a high payroll relative to the rest of the league, buyouts, burying players in the AHL, being a more attractive place for free agents and coaches, firing coaches at will, etc...). The owners would have never given Coates that much room to maneuver at the time. Both Sutter and Treliving IMO, have some extreme ups and downs. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 07-08-2020 at 12:03 PM.