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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Those picks were almost all traded after the cup run
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Yes, I know. Sutter kept trying to feed a non-contender for 3 seasons after they stopped being a contender. Sutter's Flames were a phantom goal away from a Stanley Cup. They were then hailed as a bona fide contender for most years (and spent like one). Then he continued to spend like one trying to keep the team competitive, and eventually got fired for it. Is that fair to say?
Treliving spent even more draft capital on a perennial bubble team. His best season was his first as a GM when the Flames made it to the 2nd round. Then over the next 6 seasons he spent draft capital to win a grand total of 3 games over those 6 seasons.
How people don't want him fired is beyond me now. I don't advocate for Sutter to return to his GM duties (and he isn't interested anyway apparently), but holy heck I would rather him be the GM of this team given both of their respective track records.
You can't argue with success vs success. The time-frame between their tenures are comparable now. One made it to the cup finals and had a legit contender. Maybe - MAYBE- you can say that the Flames under Peter's first year entering the playoffs might have been considered contenders - I will definitely not argue that.
It made sense for Sutter to 'feed a proven contender' in a way, but he did it for TOO LONG. What's Treliving's excuse? I can't think of one.