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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
If you think Brad Treliving was the key cog to franchise and being the rudder that would guide us to the promised land, you haven't been paying attention over the past decade. Treliving was as much of the problem as the rest of the people involved. There never was a plan and it was evident. This was a group that flew by the seat of their pants and shifted whichever way the playoff winds blew. Whatever could "just get them in" was all that counted.
Organizational rot does not happen on the back of one individual, it is cultural and develops organically. The franchise is a mess because they do everything poorly and don't bring in competent people that are great at their jobs. The franchise is mediocre because they hire mediocre people, and that is because the fan base is accepting of mediocrity, continuing to fill the dump that is the Saddledome and not applying the pressure for a better product. Losing Treliving is blip on the radar. An overhaul is needed and it won't start until the fans exercise their influence by negatively impacting revenues.
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Yeah I never said he was the key piece. He's just the latest to jump off the sinking ship, adding to the growing list.
They obviously had a clear direction with gaudreau, monahan, chukcy, bennett, lindholm, andersson and hanifin. This has slowly been eroding away and it's obvious this franchise needs to reset.