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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Great post and you had me until the Feaster criticism. Not that I disagree with your description of Feaster, it’s just that I find Treliving to be entirely too dependent on cliches and trite expressions in his public comments. I’d say the two share that in common.
And I guess to be somewhat contrarian, I don’t know if the organization sees the last year of Gaudreau as such an utter disaster. It was the most successful season of the last 18 years and a big reason why is that you had two superstars playing for their next contract.
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At this point I find it hard to see Gaudreau's departure as a disaster...this season probably improved Tkachuk's trade value immensely.
Of course it's impossible to know what would have happened if Gaudreau was moved earlier, but I see it as:
nothing (JG) + short playoff run + this huge trade return
vs.
underwhelming JG return + ??? playoff run + lesser Tkachuk trade return* (or no trade at all and the org goes another direction, which likely means patchwork solutions)
Which isn't to say they should do it again. But I'd be okay starting the season with 1 of them unsigned (if there aren't great trade offers). 2 months into the season teams will know where they stand and probably be more willing to pony up for a rental if the available player fits a need. But I'd have a hard deadline of US thanksgiving to ink or deal.