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Originally Posted by Drunk Uncle
I don't know... I see lots of people saying this and I think some of the points are fair, but unless you know the inner workings of what was available to the Flames and for what prices especially with trades, signings or potential hires, it's near impossible to properly evaluate Tre's performance. For all we know a lesser GM may have taken us to a far worse place than we are today and Ownership may also recognize this and fully support Tre.
The only aspect of the GM job we have full visibility of is drafting... and for me the drafting under Tre has been better than any GM I can remember.
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Also fair points regarding drafting. Drafting well is only part of the equation though, having the proper coaching staff that can bring those pieces into the fold & help them add to the identity of the team to succeed might actually be more important than the induvidual getting drafted. As we know all too well, that identity factor went MIA after Sutter's last departure which is exactly what Treliving was brought in to rectify. Yet here we are 7 years later still wondering what this teams identity is supposed to be. Moves that couldn't be made for whatever reasons can't really be a factor because they are a given for any GM in the league. There would be very few GM's fired if they were all given free passes for faiure to accomplish moves based on obstacles.