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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
A lot of people criticize Darryl Sutter for trading away picks, but the Flames were only ever missing one first round pick. He DID trade-down (as Treliving has), but only once did he not draft a 1st round pick, and that was to put the Flames 'over the top' with getting a 1st line centre (Jokinen).
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That's a really good point about Sutter. I think Sutter actually made some great moves. What would have happened if Phaneuf wasn't playing on a broken foot against Chicago in 09? Does a deep run there change the story around Sutter as a GM?
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I still think that there is a good argument to be made that Treliving has been a little bit impatient during this rebuild (and probably for a variety of reasons), but I don't think he 'screwed anything up' so far (though I do think the Hamonic trade was a set-back).
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I agree, but even that was only with Hindsight. At the time of the trade Harmonic was coming off one bad season riddled with injuries and family concerns in his mid 20's. Prior to that he was holding his own on the Islander first line and thought of as a #3 on a great contract. It was a reasonable bet to think he would rebound in which case it would be remembered as a steal.
I think you have to judge a GM on the balance of his work, not whether individual bets on players pay off or not.