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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Don't worry Jiri, Brad will be around for a longtime.
Do you think Muzzin was a better dman than Hamonic at the time of the trades?
Which team do you think was closer to winning a cup at the time of the trade?
Sadly for Flames fans, and it is an indictment you can write over and over again for Brad, the answer to question one is Muzzin was at the time undoubtedly a better dman than Hamonic and the objective answer to question two is a top 8 team is definitely closer to the Stanley Cup than a bubble team.
Usually Brad fans never put in any actual work to defend what he has done, but I am quite confident one would not be able to find a bubble team that blew as many draft picks to patch holes in their lineup as the Flames did between 16-18. A very unique approach to building a champion.
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This is probably the biggest gripe I have with Treliving and it’s easily the most important. His player evaluation has cost this team a lot during his tenure. Troy Brouwer? James Neal? Travis Hamonic? Mike Stone? Mason Raymond? Brandon Boilig? Curtis Lazar? Jonas Hiller? Brian Elliott and etc etc etc. Like what was he thinking on most of these whiffs? If he had let the scouts draft more gems instead of trading a plethora of picks, this team might be in a much better spot than it is now.
I’ve always wondered if Tod Button would’ve selected Alex Debrincat had Treliving not traded our 2nd rounder for that sieve Brian Elliott. A diminutive winger with skill who already has a 40 goal scoring season under his belt seemed right up his alley. Instead we got Brian Elliott who cost us the Anaheim series in 2017 just by himself.