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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Results are what matter.
I don't give Treliving any credit for deals that didn't happen, regardless of whether those deals would have been good or bad. There's at least half a dozen of them now.
When Feaster was GM, he almost acquired a top 10 pick in exchange for a Ribero buyout (good), yet he almost lost a top 10 pick to an RFA offer sheet (bad). I don't give him credit for either of these.
Even Paul Byron had a ton of breakaways while he was on the Flames. I don't give him credit for these chances - he didn't score. Same goes for Sam Bennett in the recent exhibition game against Edmonton.
No individuals in the Flames organization should rely on excuses.
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It’s not about excuses. In reality, people get “credit” or discredited for everything they do, regardless of whether it works. Byron gets credit for the breakaways, he just gets less credit than if they’d resulted in goals. Bennett gets credit for his numerous chances, he’d just get a lot more credit if he could actually bury them. Treliving gets credit for coming close to acquiring Kadri, Bishop, etc, he’d just get a lot more credit if he’d landed them.
On the other side, players get discredited for bad passes, giving up breakaways, etc even if they don’t result in goals against. That happens all the time, it’s life.
You get (or lose) varying levels of credit for everything you do. It’s how people form judgements that aren’t simplistic and devoid of context. Same goes with NHL players and GMs.