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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Above him being the owners?
Because I don’t know how the overall philosophy changes by swapping GMs
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To be fair, are we absolutely sure that the ownership is completely apprehensive against a rebuild at all costs?
There's only been three GM's for this team in the (almost) past two decades. Sutter when the team became competitive once again, and then Feaster which was a dud but started the transition into rebuild post-Iginla era, and then Treliving where he inherited a team that was essentially a clean slate.
If they are to finally relieve Treliving this offseason and bring in someone new, what's to say they wouldn't be open to the idea a GM having a future building approach? I know the contracts this off season indicates that wasn't the intention, but if the results show that the team lacks a core that could be competitive in the near term, then they won't have much of a choice but to try to shred players that won't serve the team in the long term, and try to bring in assets that can make the team good down the road, no? May not be a scored earth rebuild due to the anchor contracts of Huby/Kadri/etc., but could be a retool approach where you build around them in the meantime, and hope the prospects in the system currently can make the jump on their expected timelines.