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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
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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It's not so much giving credit as it is a rebuttal for fans who claim Treliving thought the team was good the way it was and just sat on his hands and did nothing. Obviously he saw the hole in the line up that many of us also saw, but ultimately a deal couldn't be accomplished. No matter how bad he wants to add a top 6 center, the bottom line is there has to be a GM out there willing to move one and a that same top 6 center has to be willing to come to Calgary if he has trade protection.