Question to those on CP. I think most have come to the realization that JG isn't the savior the team needs, so when did that first get "confirmed" in your mind? It's important to consider because for me I'd say it was last year when guys were leaning on him. I realized he couldn't carry the team on his back as well as he did the first few seasons where he had that extra jump. For his salary I still think he does fine, but if you're looking for him to be that franchise forward based on skill alone, he can't get it done. On a team where he'd be the third option with guys bigger who could surround him or spread offences thin, then he'd do very very well I think. We just don't have the supporting cast to help him succeed, so now it's pretty confirmed that it's not a good fit for both sides.
With that said, Treliving has probably come to that conclusion by now, and I wonder if at some point he's tried to bring in someone to support him with no success. It's a shame, but I think JG's early success really primed him for an over-the-top trajectory like Fleury or St.Louis, and nobody wanted to admit he was never going to be that type of player.
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