Treliving does a lot of good things as a GM; but his biggest downfall and possibly the reason why it might cost him his job is his talent evaluation. There was a story told by Burke years ago that Treliving loved the way Travis Hamonic played and was all in on him which based on the price that was paid, likely true. Like Travis Hamonic of all players? What was he so enamored about? His ability to puck off glass and out? Well that clearly didn’t work and neither has the plethora of players he’s scouted and acquired over the years.
Fast forward to the present and I once again find myself baffled by mot of his player 4 UFA signings: Nordstrom, Leivo, Simon and to a lesser extent Nikita Nesterov. A collective 66 games in, 0 goals, 2 assists and -17. They’re not even stuck on the same line, most of them have played with our top players and have only exacerbated their struggles. Who are his scouts and do they know anything about the core players of this team that they’ve been watching for 7 years?
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