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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
It is a tough call for ownership. On the one hand you have Brad who in terms of on the ice results will have a worse regular season record relative to his peers over his 7 seasons than the Flames did over the 7 seasons prior to his arrival vis-a-vis their peers.
The year before Brad came the Flames were 27th in league standings. The Flames 7 years later are currently tied for 25th in winning percentage in the league, but could conceivably drop to 27th (thankfully the Flames have been relatively healthy this season or else they could be worse).
Finally it is a live debate on whether the overall quality of the Flames prospects and assets is better now or whether it was better in 2014. So you have those factors on one side of the debate.
On the other hand you have stability. I do appreciate this post though for pointing out a historical ridiculous argument (stability and patience) along with the aspirational idea that Brad has learned his lessons from past mistakes (this year will be the only time in Brad's years, hopefully, where we will have two consecutive seasons where the Flames are not rumored to be actively trying to trade their 1st round pick or have actually traded their first round pick). Those two arguments have always been persuasive for years and if they were ever relevant they are even more so today. Tough call on what to do with a guy like Brad who has such an impressive track record and is clearly learning so much.
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I would get fired from my job if I had a track record like Brad Treliving. Assistant GM's get paid to learn on the job not the GM especially one in his 7th season as if he hasn't figured things out after 5+ years it's a good sign he's never going to.