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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I’m a little surprised he still has a job after asking ownership to buy out the Neal contract last summer.
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Treliving’s buyout record is, well, you decide.
Bouma bought out end of year 1/2.
Raymond bought out end of year 2/3.
Brouwer bought out end of year 2/4.
Stone bought out year 2/3.
Neal. Neal is why we have Lucic. Like, I know he had a decent finish and I think he’s about mid-20s on the list of this team’s problems, but oh my god we’re paying Milan Lucic $5.4M for another three years because Brad had to sign James Neal.
Every one of Treliving’s major free agent acquisitions could have had their production replaced by a player making $1M on a one year deal signed two weeks into free agency. And then they’d be heralded as value signings. Because they’d be doing anything it took to earn another $1M contract.
The best signing of Treliving’s entire administration was Kris Versteeg. And they signed him for nothing the day the season started, away from the team they were playing. He gave them 46 points in 67 games. That’ll do, Donkey.
They brought Versteeg back on another one year deal, and when his leg broke or his shoulder died or whatever happened, nobody was too fussed about it beyond general empathy for Versteeg. Because he was making no money and he was a UFA.
Mason Raymond didn’t need $9M. That guy played for $1M in Toronto, you could’ve had him for 1 year $2M. And if you couldn’t, then you shouldn’t have signed him. He’s Mason Raymond, he’s literally the opposite of a name drop.
The next GM should turn off his phone July 1. Build the team the right way, don’t knock up your prom date.