[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by TOfan

I suspect this is highly unlikely. Treliving has two years left on his deal. We’re just coming off a season with 0 gate or concession revenues and there is no certainty towards what next year looks like either. At this point the likelihood of a full building in October looks pretty grim. Are we even going to get back to normal in 2022? That’s another discussion, so I’ll move on; how much is it going to cost the owners to cut ties with BT and hire a new GM? How does the uncertainty with the new arena effect their budget? And what are those expectations for a new GM? Permitting a new GM to rebuild would be a stark about face from this organization.

If Treliving was/is going to be dismissed, it should have happened alongside the Sutter hiring. That way the organization could have conducted their search and presumably put a plan together, or hear from a number of candidates as to what their plan would be. Then again, I find exceptionally hard to believe that Sutter would have come out of retirement if he didn’t know who the GM was, what the direction was going to be, and what level of input he was going to be granted with regard to roster construction. If that hasn’t started, the Flames are already well behind the 8 ball. Friedman stated recently that significant ground work for this offseason is already in place. Sure doesn’t sound like a change at the GM’s seat is in the cards to me.

Many are advocating for a change at the management level and immediate roster reconstruction. Both of those things won’t happen, it’s one or the other. One of the most common statements a new GM makes is they need time to enact their plan, of they want to see what they have, or this is going to be a process (sound familiar?). Based on the total lack of credible sources suggesting Treliving’s job is in jeopardy, I tend to think there is going to be a lot of disappointed posters here. I think the far more likely scenario is there will be roster reconstruction and Treliving has this next calendar year, more or less, to correct course.

I suspect the owners told Sutter what level of involvement he would have when they made the decision to hire him as head coach and fire Ward. When they informed Brad after that meeting that this was happening they likely filled him in on Darryl's level of involvement and input on roster decisions.