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Originally Posted by GioforPM
If people want Treliving gone for a general lack of success, fine. Decent argument to be made. But firing him for this particular event is not on.
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I agree with you here, but I don't think anyone calling for Treliving's head is doing it just because of what happened with Gaudreau.
However, if they were, I would understand it. One of the top players in the history of this franchise, and also very likeable too, exciting to watch, and a really good 'clean cut hero' for the kids to look up to. Whatever way you slice this, it is a huge loss for this organization.
I also think Treliving needs to be better with his asset management lately. Calgary simply isn't New York, or Vegas, or a California team, etc., that is a destination that players want to be in. Flames got lucky with Brodie in having Tanev wanting to sign here - but the smarter move would have been to keep both, or to have traded Brodie away in the previous off-season if he wasn't extended.
To not get Gaudreau to a contract extension before his NTC kicked-in (to not have one worked out and agreed upon, ready to sign), was a mistake. Sure, Gaudreau's value was lower then than it is today, but Calgary got zero today. How much last off-season? A 1st? 1st + prospect? Imagine having another Pelletier, or another Coronato in the system.
That's the issue for me. You are the GM of Calgary - a franchise that does not attract the top talent as UFAs. You can't risk losing your elite player for nothing when you have a hard time to find elite player willing to sign without a substantial overpay. We see overpays for most UFAs, but Calgary has been overpaying for middling UFAs mostly too, which gets them in trouble.
I totally get that this is the straw that breaks some people's backs. Kelly McCrimmon, Chris Drury, etc., get to play by different rules, even with the cap. They don't have to manage their assets quite as tight as Treliving does, and IMO, yes, Treliving has bungled this high value asset. Should he get fired for this? Nope, I don't think so. However, should he be retained after reviewing the overall body of work in the last 8 seasons? I don't think so, but I doubt the Flames will make a move.