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Originally Posted by ComixZone
If that is the case...not quite sure what else is to be said other than Treliving has managed his way into a corner of mediocrity and failure. Just a rotten off-season (to date). No team accomplished less last season, yet lost more this off-season.
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This offseason has pretty much been the worst case scenario for me as a fan of this team. I wanted big core shakeups after the loss in the bubble and was disappointed when it didn’t happen. I was however able to move past it pretty quickly as I thought the Markstrom move solidified the position Treliving has struggled to fill the most. Losing core pieces in Brodie and Hamonic were fine as Tanev was a great fit and Hamonic was a core piece only due to acquisition cost and not actual on ice play.
This season with a full on playoff miss it was even more apparent that huge changes were needed. Not spending to keep Gio was smart but also made the team worse next season. I look at Coleman as more of a Hudler/Frolik signing than I do Brouwer/Neal but adding him does not dramatically improve the situation up front.
Not having Johnny signed is another red flag for me this summer. That can change any moment if they announce a deal but the team is entering a must win season with a top player as a pending UFA. Feels like they are tempting fate the longer this goes and the easier it could be for Johnny to want to see what his options are.
With Johnny not signed it begs me to question why there hasn’t been a significant shake up to the other core guys that have been here since 2016 in Gaudreau, Monahan, Tkachuk, and Backlund. Treliving said changes need to be made and I think he meant more than replacing Ryan, Nordstrom, Leivo with Coleman, Pitlick, and Lewis. Gio to Zadorov is a fairly big step back on ice as well. Overly I am just not happy at all with Treliving’s work this summer so far.
I do think a full season with Sutter as coach and if Markstrom plays to his potential this team is top 3 in the Pacific but just as easily could finish 6-8 if things don’t go well. There is still time and there are still some big and interesting names on the trade market so my opinion can change but based on where we are today it was a mediocre offseason for a team that is trying to be better than that.