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Originally Posted by transplant99
Almost exclusively when a GM is newly hired, he takes time to make an evaluation of his players both through interviews and watching them for a period of time to determine who does and doesnt fit his vision for the team.
That cannot happen after the season.
I said at the time that Sutter was hired and BT was not canned, that it meant he (BT) was staying on past the off season. If that change was to happen it almost had to happen when Darryl came in to give his replacement the time to make those evaluations...take the team through the TD and able to have his information for the draft when bigger deals are more likely to happen. Nevermind time to get together with the scouting staff and formulate their approach with all that stuff.
So a new GM may make a couple minor moves/signings here and there but really unlikely to dig into the core players. Which is something that HAS to happen with this group with contract statuses and all the other stuff going on with this club.
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It was pretty clear when Sutter was hired that the next evaluation was on the players. He said it. Treliving said it. And for all the talk about Treliving’s demeanour in the press conference, the only time he seemed POd to me was when they asked about player responsibility.