[JohnnyB]

If Johnny is lost for zero return, then Treliving has bungled the situation from the point of view of being a reliable steward of team resources. He went all-in on this season. From the point of view of someone in it to win it, maybe it's less bungled than it was just a lost bet. The Flames this year were as good as they have been in a long time and were good enough to be considered cup contenders at the start of the playoffs. Maybe this year was the peak of what this core can offer and having the two stars on contract years squeezed that out of them. If that's the way Treliving saw things, I can at least appreciate him taking what he thought would be the best shot he's gonna get and going for it. It's not the approach of responsible stewardship, but sports sometimes requires a big play to go for the win when that's your only chance.