[SuperMatt18]

Honestly this is where I wonder about the GMs job security and the factor it plays in potentially bad long term decisions.

If you are Brad Treliving you are on a bit of a hot seat, I still don't fully believe the hiring of Sutter was 100% his decision, and I don't think ownership were very happy with 19-20 or 20-21 season.

So if you need to have a good year this season to save your job are you trading Gaudreau and Tkachuk in the off-season? or are you keeping them?

If you need to have a good year you likely need to keep those two guys, or else you're not going to have a job anyways.

So for him it's better to keep them, try to have a good season this year, and then cross that bridge on their contracts when it comes.

Problem is what was best for the team long term might not be his top priority at this point, he probably needed to have some success in 21-22 to even try to survive.