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Originally Posted by GioforPM
With all due respect, BS.
"I would have known" is not a plan.
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Are you for real? Managers are paid to "know" what is happening in their organizations, especially when it comes to direction and strategy of those interests. Treliving is paid to know what his players are likely to do and make decisions to maintain the long-term viability of the team. Not being able to recognize that there is a huge potential for your best player to walk is a major failing, let alone not understanding that TWO of your best players are prepared to leave at the same time. Again, this isn't like some surprise thing. People on this site, people in our media, people in other teams' media, have been convinced for over two years that Gaudreau was preparing to bolt. How the #### does the General Manager miss something this obvious? It is his job to know and take appropriate measures. He buried his head in the sand and hoped this would all go away if he could just offer enough cash. That was a gross miscalculation. The warning signs were there two years ago and the appropriate response was to be proactive and get something before being left with nothing but your pants around the team's collective ankles. He should have recognized what the player's motivations were, especially when he couldn't get a deal negotiated before the NTC kicked in, but he ignored all the warning signs. This in on the general manager. Plain and simple.