When I think of what I like and don’t like about Treliving it balances out. I think he made some solid draft picks, and did a great job signing RFA’s to extensions. He had some big misses on UFA and made a few bad pick trades.
One of the reasons I was a fan of his is it seemed like the Flames were always in the mix to acquire a big name player but that has turned into an annoyance as the flames are always left as a runner up in these deals.
Honestly when I really think about why I like Treliving it all has to do with Dougie Hamilton. I was such a massive fan of both the move to bring him in here and the move that sent him packing. I thought both moves were perfect for the organization at the time they were made. Getting Dougie proved that Treliving could make the big deal and then when he shipped him out it was another gutsy move that was critical in the Flames winning the west.
Had neither Hamilton move happened I think I would be full on the new GM bandwagon
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