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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
IMO a major role of the GM is to be able to evaluate coaches and that's an area Treliving has been abysmal. The fact that ownership had to step in and hire Darryl is telling of how much of a failure Treliving has been at evaluating coaches. Pro scouting has also been poor so there's a lot of good and a lot of bad which is a recipe for mediocrity. Too good to be really bad and not good enough to challenge for a cup. He's got to stop with the big mistakes and keep building the team through the draft which is why I kind of hope the Flames don't trade for Eichel as I'm just not sure if he on his own is better than Zary, Pelletier, Monahan and a 1st round pick.
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Don't know if I 100% agree with your telling of history.
I think the Gulutzan thing was a mistake. Peters was a solid coach who had the team in 2nd overall.
The Ward thing is a mystery for me. They said the decision would be done in a couple of weeks and it stretched on and on and on. That could mean Treliving wanted Ward and ownership was hesitant. But it could also mean Treliving didn't want Ward and ownership didn't want the added expense. Additionally Ward was hired officially right after Washington hired Laviolette.
Don't think anything is as cut and dried as you think.