Isn't the "he tried and had deals that fell through" excuse pretty much "the dog ate my homework"? So... you in fact didn't actually accomplish anything? I assume every GM has those stories, and are only judged by what they actually do and the team's results.
Sutter gets credit for Kiprusoff, even though he was trying to trade for Toskala, and Coates gets credit for Iginla, even though he tried to trade for Harvey. You can't now turn around and give Treliving credit for trying to trade for Kadri (or whoever).
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