Treliving doesn’t play “smartest man in the room”. That is where you go way outside the box because you believe you know better than the conventional wisdom (eg. Jankowski).
If anything, Treliving overpursues conventional wisdom: Flames need a big rugged winger: Brouwer. Flames need a defensive RHD to play with Brodie on the left: Hamonic. Flames need a scorer to play top line: Neal.
“Smartest guy in the room” types are also married to their decisions, which Treliving ain’t: Brouwer buyout, Neal trade.
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