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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
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.
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Agree with a lot here. Brad Treliving’s bad UFA deals prevented the Flames’ from finding depth in some key areas. He chose to go forward with a relatively “weaker” core group, so he couldn’t afford to make too many mistakes and in the end, he made too many big ones.
Now the holes that he’s been trying fill are only getting bigger and everyday it’s looking more and more like a sink hole. His pro scouting staff also did a poor job of finding the right pieces to work with the pairs they had going into the season. Leivo, Ritchie, Simon and Nordstrom were not the right answers. I suppose, had Treliving had more cap space they could’ve afforded better winger depth and thus, maybe the lines would’ve worked out better; or better yet, maybe Tre could’ve traded for a better center instead of realizing more than half way into his tenure that his best RW was his better center all along. Now Monahan and Gaudreau still don’t have a functional RW 7 years into his role. Not a good look Brad.