Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowlord
One thing I've noticed about Tre is that he seems to identify that team needs and what we, as fans, seem to think and then goes out and gets them.
When CP thought we needed a goalie, he went out and got Markstrom. When we thought we needed a RW and a 3rd line centre, he got Toffoli and Jarnkrok. Now, not all the deals have ended up working out the way we'd all hoped, but at the time they were made, there was agreement that Brad had made the right move.
I found this to be more encouraging as a fan than when Feaster or Sutter's (as GM) big move would be get some depth defenseman or something.
|
Its funny cause I think thats a knock against him. I think its horrible that a GM acts like what the majority of fans hope for. What do any of us really know about running a team or building a roster long term? He waits until the fan base is foaming at the mouth for a solution to an issue and over pays to aquire the biggest name available in that position and then we all collectively circle jerk over it until down the road we all realize it was a poor decision in hindsight. Can anyone clearly explain what his plan has been or what he has been building us up to be? Because all I see is him ever doing is damage control when an issue becomes big enough it cannot be left be. We've bled picks to stay relevant in the moment yet never really internally adressing the issue or looking too long term fixes.
Looking back what trade did he outright win and it helped the team? Only one I can think of is Hamilton for Hanifin and Lindholm (Lucic/Neal im not giving credit for because it was still a bad overpaid player coming back to fix a error he already made). Everything else we gave away picks because Treliving cherishes what he has on the team, never shook up the core until it literally moved itself. And look where its gotten us? Is anyone happy with where we are? Or that this is all part of some master plan?