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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I don’t agree with that. Tree knows Kadri has an NTC. He negotiated a deal knowing it was there, and assumed Kadri would waive. It’s a worthwhile shot, but it’s not like Tree was surprised by the fact Kadri had an NTC. His mistake to assume he’d waive.
Players getting injured is entirely random.
GM’s have to execute the same way players have to execute. The effort is good, and needed. Just like the players who didn’t short change us on effort these playoffs, but rather just failed to execute.
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I guess it depends more on how you square expectations with reality, then.
Execution from both a player side and a management side is heavily reliant on luck. Not everything can just be willed to be. With players, it's bounces and other players. What's the puck doing, what's everyone else doing. You can play your game to 100% and nobody can ask more of you, but that doesn't mean you're going to lead the league in scoring or post 20 shutouts.
On the management side, it's players, agents, and other GMs. You can't will everything to happen. You can expect that Kadri might not waive, just as a player might expect another player might not pass, but you just put yourself in the right position and act accordingly. Treliving has proven he puts himself in the right position, at least more often than not. What's going on behind the scenes? We want all-star coaches, do any of them even want to come here? We want to trade Gaudreau for a bag of riches, does anyone want to offer that up? I think as fans, we're probably 80% ignorant of what it takes to build a team and how much it depends on everyone else and everything going right. You look at the trade proposals here, the pining for every 'name' coach, etc (I do it to) but most of it looks like NHL 20 stuff, not real life.
End of the day, though, you're right. Execution does matter. After years of failing to execute, you're going to find yourself out of a job (player or management). But recognizing the context, the effort, or the underlying numbers aren't "excuses." They're what gives you an accurate picture.
You do that for Bennett (a chronic under-producer, but you and I agree he has great underlying stats and benefits from the right situations which he hasn't had), so why not Treliving?