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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I was confused because you said the 4 core pieces were all under 25.
But people criticize Treliving for not getting max deals when players like Matthews and Marner were getting similar terms (for a lot more money) as Gaudreau, Monahan and Lindholm.
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Personally I don't believe in max deals for anyone save a handful like McKinnon/McDavid/etc (essentially generational players). But I do believe close behind guys like Matthews should be getting high level deals, while Marner/Gaudreaus should be getting 5 years tops. There's a high chance those guys falter later on. Monahan and Lindholm aren't in the same conversation IMO, though Lindholm is a solid two way guy. Treliving was in a tough spot honestly. Tkachuk and Gaudreau were good one year, bad the next. They sulked and showed no leadership one year to the next. How does anyone fault him for not signing those guys? I wish they dealt both early on before it got to that point as to me they showed they were inconsistent and didn't deserve the long term deal here. I know it's hindsight but that goes for players in the future. If you're inconsistent based on effort you should be somewhere else.