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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Hey, some guys get lucky and some guys do their homework and get it right. Sometimes mistakes happen, but you can’t make too many of them because it just sets you back. I’m not going to turn this thread into some detailed debate + analysis on Treliving’s history as Flames’ GM. I’m just here to say that it would’ve been a damn good idea to sign Tkachuk and Mangiapane to long term deals because I certainly thought that was going to be the case for a while until it ended up not happening. I was actually pretty dumbfounded when it went the other way, especially with Mangiapane. It’s just my opinion though and there’s nothing that can change history at this point, so it is what it is.
As for the cap space, I don’t know why any GM would just conclude that the cap will go up a certain number and that they’re safe to gamble. I would actually expect most GMs by nature, to be very risk adverse. So you should plan based on worse case scenarios and we saw that happen even before the pandemic. The cap was suppose to rise from $79.5M to $83M (link below), but it ended up well under at $81.5M. So, this kind of stuff happens and GMs should be able to adapt. An unanticipated cap number isn’t really a free pass to make a bunch of mistakes (generally speaking).
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To the bold, the players have to actually be willing to sign those deals. If you were Mangiapane, would you have signed a long term deal at a low AAV, or would you rather bet on yourself?
As to the second paragraph, only a fool thinks the GMs aren't planning for all contingencies going forward. Even so, no one can predict what the future holds, and criticizing others in retrospect, is pretty weak.
Some contracts work out great, and others you wish you did differently. Suggesting the GM 'didn't foresee' how it would play out is empty hindsight.