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Originally Posted by Plaedo
Let's look at it a little more holistically. For every Dube, Kylington, or Andersson you also have a Mason McDonald, Hunter Smith, Patrick Sieloff, Marcus Granlund, or Tyler Wotherspoon. Yes, Brad and his team have drafted pretty well, however the draft is still a game of chance. He has recognized the probability of a 2nd rounder exceeding replacement level, and I think he has made pretty good trades in general. At the time people were pretty surprised that Hamonic only cost a first and a couple 2nd rounders, given that he was expected to be a top defenseman. Since the trade if he performed as Dougie Hamilton has in Carolina we wouldn't be complaining about the deal. People bag on Brad Treliving, but he comes as a packaged deal - both what you love and hate about him.
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If anything, Tre just has bad luck, but nobody was complaining when he got Hamilton, very few were complaining about Hamonic, and I was shocked at how many people were happy about getting Elliott, and then Smith. Not many fans thought these were moves that wouldn’t work out, but Tre got the flack when they went south. Same with his signings of Brouwer and Neal-we all thought those guys would bring us up to another level, but they didn’t.