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Originally Posted by zamler
How many years is enough? I keep asking and get no answer from the 7 years is not enough Tre supporters.
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All you have to do is read man. Read what others are saying.
From mid season on I've had a pretty constant view and I have no issues laying it out again.
I think Treliving has been excellent at drafting, and at contract negotiations. I think he wins more trades than he loses. I think he's had his wobbles in the UFA market and with coaching decisions, but then even there the only one I fully hang on him is Gulutzan.
He went in on Monahan and Gaudreau as top line talents and was wrong for whatever reason. They're not that good ... Monahan injuries ... who knows.
I didn't see the Gaudreau and Monahan five on five collapse so I'm not going to act like a genius in hindsight.
So you have a bet on something I agreed on, and the rest showing a guy that is building a foundation in my mind. I get from the guy that he learns with mistakes and is a different manager now than he was when he was hired.
So I think you keep him, because his strengths line up with the market - better to draft well in a city that doesn't draw talent. It's the biggest key.
Add to that the fear of the unknown ... his replacement ... and I say stay the course.
Or is that just the rumblings of a beaten down low self esteem hockey fan?