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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't think many are defending him now. Most of us realize he hasn't got the job done. He's 7 years in so it's not like he hasn't had ample time to build the team he inherited into a contender. The organization is in worse shape today than when he inherited it and to me that signifies a GM that failed. He's simply failed to deal with the Monahan/Gaudreau combination and will probably be in a position of weakness with Gaudreau selling low and is boxed in a corner with Tkachuk who's only a guaranteed asset for two more seasons before free agency. With no elite players in the pipeline this roster is in a downward trajectory and we all know how ownership hates rebuilds so it's kind of a mess where he's going to have to sell the owners that he can retool and keep the team competitive which we all knows leads to perpetual mediocrity. We are heading into that Flames 2009-2014 era of being just good enough to finish 9/10th in the conference.
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I can both defend him in general but also recognize that this is a results league and that he hasn't accomplished much winning, especially in the post-season. A lot has to do with draft position, market, team location, luck, some players not panning out like everyone thought and a few errors thrown in. I'm not convinced he's made more mistakes than other GMs. Every GM has a lifespan - longer than coaches but a lifespan all the same with a few obvious exceptions. Sutter got 8 years. Guys with more success have gotten fired. So Treliving can be too. Only 8 GMs have been in place longer.