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Monahammer · 09-13-2021, 10:30 AM

It's not the direction I would have taken the team, but I have to agree and summarize some of the disparate comments in here (credit to ricardodw too, he's right about the tacit approval of Tkachuk hockey):

- We have been clamoring for team identity for years.
- We have loudly complained that our team is too soft and weak, especially for playoffs.
- Many of us were shouting for blood and for heads to roll regarding the rumors of Tkachuk being told to tone it down.

Taking all of this, Treliving has now given us:
- Sutter, a coach known for having teams with a hard working, meritocratic, hard hitting identity.
- Acquired a set of players known for 2 way play to make us more difficult to play against and strong in the defensive sense (also with playoff resumes): Coleman, Lewis, Richardson, Pitlick
- Acquired a couple of players known to be ultra goons (back up for Tkachuk so he never has to take it easy): Zadorov, Gudbranson

So yeah, I too am disappointed that dreams of Eichel never came to fruition, but arguably Treliving has addressed the three biggest gripes we had with the team for the last two years. My inclination was trade core and full rebuild, or Eichel, but all that said I think Treliving has identified weaknesses that all of us have problems with and moved to address them. As such he deserves to stay for at least this full season.

Also, how many people do you think are going to be taking cheap shots at Johnny or Mony when there's virtually 0 chance that player won't soon be on the ice going into a corner with 1 or more of Lucic, Zadorov, or Gudbranson?

09-13-2021, 10:30 AM	#5017
Monahammer Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Alberta Exp:	It's not the direction I would have taken the team, but I have to agree and summarize some of the disparate comments in here (credit to ricardodw too, he's right about the tacit approval of Tkachuk hockey): - We have been clamoring for team identity for years. - We have loudly complained that our team is too soft and weak, especially for playoffs. - Many of us were shouting for blood and for heads to roll regarding the rumors of Tkachuk being told to tone it down. Taking all of this, Treliving has now given us: - Sutter, a coach known for having teams with a hard working, meritocratic, hard hitting identity. - Acquired a set of players known for 2 way play to make us more difficult to play against and strong in the defensive sense (also with playoff resumes): Coleman, Lewis, Richardson, Pitlick - Acquired a couple of players known to be ultra goons (back up for Tkachuk so he never has to take it easy): Zadorov, Gudbranson So yeah, I too am disappointed that dreams of Eichel never came to fruition, but arguably Treliving has addressed the three biggest gripes we had with the team for the last two years. My inclination was trade core and full rebuild, or Eichel, but all that said I think Treliving has identified weaknesses that all of us have problems with and moved to address them. As such he deserves to stay for at least this full season. Also, how many people do you think are going to be taking cheap shots at Johnny or Mony when there's virtually 0 chance that player won't soon be on the ice going into a corner with 1 or more of Lucic, Zadorov, or Gudbranson? Last edited by Monahammer; 09-13-2021 at 10:34 AM.