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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I think Treliving may get a bit more credit with the job he's done than he's due, but I think he had an acceptable approach in attempting to construct the team. Bennett not becoming a top 6 forward with the draft slot he was definitely hurt. I still think the team got too excited about the unexpected 2015-16 season and shifted course too soon. Although that may have been Burke and ownership influence making the team start trading picks for immediate help as opposed to a longer term build strategy. I think he has found out that getting players to come to Calgary is a bit of a challenge at times which got in the way of some moves that could have improved the team.
But he does have himself to hold accountable for some bad use of cap space, and not being able to get the goal tending situation stabalized for sure. He's traded a lot of picks which has left his system a bit depleted too. This is all fine if the team is a real contender, but this one really is not. They flashed a bit last year, but appear to be fizzling out. So we will see if they can re-ignite things or continue to fade away.
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Yeah, the whole Bennett flame out really put this roster on it's ear. The timing couldn't be worse either, because his development was still sort of in limbo the summer of 2017, which was when the Flyers moved Schenn for a package similar to what the Flames paid for Hamonic.
I had no problem with the Flames moving some futures for immediate help, but hind sight tells us we could have used a top 6 C a lot more than a top 4 D with those assets, but at the time they probably still had high hopes for Bennett, and even Janko to a certain degree.
Might say the same the following summer when Buffalo moved ROR....to the same dang team that Schenn went to. If the Flames add add either of those guys I don't think anyone is complaining right now.