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Old 03-03-2021, 09:23 AM   #766
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
Just a bit of a reality check here.

It's really really unlikely that Treliving gets the pink slip at season's end.

Even if there are some legit points being made as to why it should happen because of on-ice results, the truth of it is that ownership has bigger reasons as to why not to do so.

He is signed for 2 more seasons after the current one. His salary is likely North of 2M a year with other incentives on top of that.

That is a lot of real dollars for ownership to just eat on the heels of what is now a full calendar year of no ticket revenue, which is where this team and many others, gets into the red or the black on their bottom lines.

It seems that the ownership group has a lot of trust in BT and what he has done for them past anything that happens on ice. I imagine there will be a full review done at seasons end as there would be any other year. This one though will have different pressures on both sides though and will certainly be part of the decisions on all involved.

Adding to all that is the reality that when a new GM is hired by any club, they generally want to put their guy behind the bench and often allow that same guy to decide who wants assisting him. So there is up to 4 or 5 more salaries to consider should they clear out the GM office.

The timing of all this is key IMO and why he will not be going anywhere at this point. Maybe after the next season played it may be more of a reality but at this point? Just doesn't seem like its in the cards.
I agree - it is hard to imagine the organization giving Treliving and Ward their walking papers here

The flip side though, is that they have a new building opening in 3 years. If they sit on this mess for another year or two, it could force a rebuild right when they are lauching the new building - and demanding a 25% increase in ticket prices.

They are no doubt cognizant of that timing. So I don't think it is as much of a non-starter as you are suggesting.
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