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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Treliving held on to Gaudreau too long and he can't repeat with Tkachuk as he still holds a lot of value. It appears to me that Treliving is one of those GM's that falls in love with his guys. He held on to Bennett too long, wouldn't include Valimaki in a Stone deal, and he probably wants/thinks he can keep Tkachuk long term. I don't see it personally as the Tkachuk's played their cards indicating they want to hit free agency.
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I disagree that Treliving falls in love with his players. To me, he's actually quite the opposite buying Brouwer out and shipping Neal out in short order after acquiring him.