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Originally Posted by Itse
Being on this situation is bad management in itself.
All Treliving has going for himself is Darryl Sutter getting the team to frankly overperform to an extent which hides the perilous situation we're in (but also partly creates it in that there's no possibility to be a seller).
He's got absolutely zero leverage on the two stars the team desperately need to both re-sign to have at least a chance to remain relevant, and none of this is surprising, and we desperately need to not lose our current stars, because we've been bleeding futures to create this mediocre roster to an extent that we probably need to enter a full rebuild if Tkachuk and Gaudreau don't sign.
Nothing about the situation we're in is particularly surprising, considering that Sutter is a great coach and the division was looking weak. We were very likely to look competitive anyway, even if current results are better than expected, and the contract situations were known for a long time know.
Even if Sutter saves Trelivings butt by getting a legit cup run out of this roster, and even if Tkachuk and Gaudreau decide to stay for a reasonable price and thus save the near-future of the team, none of that is because Treliving is a good GM.
It's soon been 8 years with Treliving at the wheel with below average results for a team that consistently spends to the cap, and people are still going "well if THIS year is good, then that finally proves Treliving can build a contending team."
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I get it. You have picked a side and you won't budge.
That is totally fine to me.
But every team has players come up for UFA and have to make decisions. You can't even extend them until they are a year away from expiry, and that's exactly what he tried to do this summer.
The Tkachuk contract was given out across the league as a way to get more leverage to many clients, it wasn't a Calgary born contract plan.
Are you not blaming him for not taking whatever Gaudreau demanded last summer, while also blaming for taking what Tkachuk's agent demanded?
I'm fine with wanting Treliving gone but not sure the star player angle is something to point at.