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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
If Treliving was offered all of this autonomy he would be insane to turn the job down. With the exception of a few big market teams, attracting and retaining talent is tough. PERIOD. Suggesting this is the reason Treliving pulled the plug doesn’t make sense as 2/3rds of the teams in the league will face the same challenge. When you add in Treliving’s budgetary skills, any market advantage disappears. Treliving is leaving because he reads his own hand writing on the wall. The future is bleak because of Treliving and his moves.
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No he would be insane to keep doing a job that he doesn't enjoy. He has no need to be an NHL GM, he has plenty of career options and huge family business. He's probably also not made this decision in isolation as he's probably had some feelers from other teams if he decides to stay in the NHL. He sees the future as being bleak because ownership is not going to change their ways.