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Originally Posted by browna
It's plausible. Not sure about Dubas interest here but it's also likely that a lot of these things are known well in advance behind the scenes, especially a guy like Treliving who is very connected.
I think Treliving knew a while ago (months) he'd be seriously considered to be up for the Leafs job, and that anything less then a Leafs cup win would have Dubas moving on...likely Dubas knew that too. Combined with a situation coach wise that he was never really 100% aligned with here, he made his decision that he wasn't going to be here a while ago too.
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The above is why I think there is more to why owners are not releasing him for interviews as there is more to the story. I think Treliving still left the option open until he decided to close the door.
Treliving said he stood pat at the trade deadline because of where the team was, but there may have been more. Hard to bring in new players when you and your coach are not comunicating. Then you have the group of players wanting out. To add, if Treliving already knew he might be leaving then there is that, So the owners, or management team close to the situation may see things differently. I am not debating Treliving's decision/s, just pointing out that it may not be uncommon knowledge to those other than Treliving that there may have been some other options, interferences that mitigated how these things played out.