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Originally Posted by TOfan
Neal and Lucic are effectively the same and it’s far too soon to label Huberdeau a ‘bust’ if that’s the term you want to use. If anything I’d commend Treliving for wriggling out of an untenable situation with Neal and dumping him on their primary rival, no less. Regardless, the Flames can turn the page on that this offseason. I would also bet the decision to take the Panthers offer over a future based package and the subsequent contract extension for Huberdeau was not Treliving’s decision alone. Overall direction to stay competitive would have come from ownership, I would bet, because that’s how they’ve carried themselves for the past 20 years regardless of who the GM is.
No GM bats 1.000. They all make their fair share of mistakes and if they haven’t, it’s probably because they’ve been on the job for two days. In other words, just wait. That’s the cost of doing business as a GM.
On balance I’d say Treliving has done about as well as one should expect given the hand he’s been dealt from ownership. I suspect he walks this offseason. If the Flames were smart they would offer him the POHO, if he wants it. But if Treliving does walk, I think that will say a lot about how this organization is run.
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I swear a lot of posters are forgetting the post trade tirades on here where the deal was a failure UNLESS Huberdeau signed long term. Too lazy to look but I wonder if there’s some overlap with the critics after a tough year.
Also, there were a lot of people who called the Toffoli deal a bust last year. Seems pretty good now. IMO Huberdeau’s just as capable of a rebound with a full off season to prepare for Calgary, and a more stable lineup.