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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Yeah, I thought Tanev was literally just Brouwer the defenceman…but clearly the Flames had done some good pro-scouting on that angle, as Tanev has flourished here.
In regards to Hyman, he’s the opposite of Brouwer in my eyes. A guy who drives play and produces well. If we do land him, I like the player profile and I think it shows a strong change in approach towards free agent forwards. The term will be problematic, but he’ll be a good player for the first half of the deal and that’s an improvement on those disastrous Neal/Brouwer signings.
Signing a player like Hyman, signing Darryl Sutter, and signing Jacob Markstrom all in the last calendar year? That shows me that Treliving is improving as a general manager.
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I have a hard time passing judgment on Markstrom and Tanev after one year. Markstrom didn't have the best year last year. I hope that he improves, and looks a little more calm back there, like he did to start the year. As for Tanev, he was this teams MVP last season, and I was impressed. I hope he can keep it up throughout his contract.
For me Hyman is a lot like Frolik, when Calgary acquired him. He will contribute offensively, and be good defensively. I just don't see him as being a able to take over a game. I also don't see him as being the guy you look to in order to score the game tying goal. Finally, the mentioned term scares me.
As for your point on Treliving, he did okay in free agency. It seems like he didn't make any blunders in the last off season. He signed a bunch of league minimum contracts(because he had to), and honestly he missed on most of them. He also had to offer Mangiapane a bridge contract, which was a missed opportunity due to the cap. Again, most of it is due to COVID, and the cap staying flat, so it's not his fault. Hindsight 20/20 would re-signing Talbot and getting more forward help made the team better last season? I am not sure, but it does seem like it.