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Originally Posted by dammage79
Re: Treliving
If this is what the roster looks like heading into camp after he publicly announced major changes then I can only summarize the offseason as a major failure.
If he can't get it done or has lost the ears on the other end of the phone line then he should be replaced.
I get the feeling Treliving being the bridesmaid on some of the trades that fell through has placed him at the kids table so to speak.
I'm not properly expressing my thoughts here I think.
One more try.
He tries, comes up short more often than not and has fizzled.
Perhaps a fresh voice on the phone at the Flames table can move things along.
I respect what Tree has tried to do over the years but you can't accept responsibility for the rosters failures, announce major changes are coming and end up doing nothing more than sign a FA or two and think that's acceptable performance.
Ppl around CP have been calling for his head for two years. This is supposed to be the offseason he rights the ship.
So far, hes used a few rolls of duct tape.
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Lets assume the change is coming from moving out Sean Monahan.
He goes to market and finds out the whole league is wait and see on his injury and then career recovery.
A new voice on the phone is going to fix that?
Or maybe it's Gaudreau and everyone he's talking to is fixated on the last two seasons and completely disregard his 2018-19 season. Move him anyway? Does the fresh voice have the ability to change that market perception?
The Flames had off seasons from pretty much any player that they would look to be moving. If you're out in that market and that's what you're seeing you can do a garbage swap or you can take pennies on the dollar or you can stand down and wait it out.
Or ... you can move futures to land a star that can uptick the existing core.
But we're not really enamored with the Flames core as a group on CP, why do you think Treliving would be able to convince GMs around the league otherwise? Why would a fresh voice on the phone have better luck?