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Originally Posted by gt4flames
Tre has done his best. He has made some judgement calls that in premise are winners...
...on the stat sheet...its a wash.
I realize that we wouldnt have Lindholm without fox being a throw in on the trade, but this team would be very different had Bennett and Fox both panned out as planned. Fox right now is a top 10 D man for the Rangers. He has 11 points in 4 games last week.
If Bennett is 75% of what Draisatlis, and Fox Signs with the flames this team is very different...
...But they aren't and didn't...Here we are 5 coaches later and the reality is this team sucks.
Hall after being drafted #1 had 5 coaches in his 7 season in Edmonton.
...All of that is on the GM
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A good GM is not judged by missed picks and things out of his control like you've mentioned. A good GM knows how to pivot, and when to evaluate players.
When Treliving sat repeatedly on moving players like Monahan, Bennett for as long as he did (and is now doing with Gaudreau), it was an absolute gut punch to this organization. How do you come back into this season with both of these guys who had clearly regressed and/or had been overvalued to begin with? He killed any remaining value and sent a message to the team that this kind of mediocre play is tolerated.
You also have to ask how you continue to miss on evaluating guys like Brouwer, Neal, Stone and Hamonic so badly. They seem like miniscule moves, but they cost the franchise serious cap space and significant draft capital that continues to ripple through to today's roster and its ability to upgrade the top 6 RW position.