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Originally Posted by Goriders
Treliving probably will get the boot. Because he’s at the top and is ultimately accountable. But to be honest if I were him I doubt I would have done anything differently other than trying to move Monahan.
I honestly thought the flames would challenge for top spot in the division when they announced the Markstrom signing. I wasn’t wearing my rose colored glasses at the time.
The players deserve as much or more of the credit for the disaster that was the 2021 season. They are coach killers.
Not his fault, but his problem that the following didn’t perform:
- monahan
- gaudreau half season
- tkachuk
- anderson
- valimaki
If we’re really being honest I’d point the finger in their direction.
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I agree, but the problem with Monahan particularly was easy to spot two years ago and most certainly last year. Sutter has gotten the most out of him since taking over, but he can't possibly be relied upon as a number one centre any longer.
A team simply cannot compete when its number one centre is getting outplayed consistently by the opposition, something that the last two playoff appearances and all of last regular season told us would happen this year.
Treliving failed to address that this off season. Instead, he spent all his available cap space on a goalie, which is important, but not nearly as important as a number one centre for this group. Even if he could not obtain a true number one centre this past off season, I'd argue that acquiring another top 6 forward should have been a priority over a goaltender.