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One thing that bugs me about the revisionist history that goes on constantly around here is that often it doesn't even utilize any of the benefits of hindsight.

Stone: Great player, but Vegas hasn't done anything of significance since they acquired him. If you were to use a common metric that is used here a lot you could say they have gotten worse since they haven't improved on their trip to the Finals. I'm actually glad that he isn't on the Flames given the 10 x 7 cap hit and no Valimaki (I know I'm not the only one)

Hall: Good player, yes, but another winger that still has all the warts we used to laugh at the Oilers about. Not saying he wouldn't have helped the Flames, but given the potential acquisition cost, I'm glad he's elsewhere.

Dubois: Story is unwritten, but some of the posters offering 2 premium roster players and a first have obviously lost it. Don't get me wrong, he certainly looks like he could be a very good center in the NHL, maybe top-30 or better. BUT, today he is a prospect that has yet to put it all together.

If we are going to talk about how Treliving is a bad GM because of all the players he "missed" maybe we need to have an honest appraisal of what he missed on.