I don't think even Treliving expects that he'd be allowed to do that "officially" nor cares; he's been around enough to know how all this works. Optically, yes, working for someone else before your job has ended looks bad, but practically, no there are little secrets when it comes to drafting. Now, if Treliving has inside info on current roster players he could bring over, but even that's disseminated by agents to other teams.
It's windbags in the media looking to get some clicks, take a veiled shot at a franchise and get fans riled up with a hot take that makes it sound as if Treliving is being persecuted by the Flames.
Those media guys also will back up a current/ex GM becuase they will continue to be a insider source for them, so any public defending they can do for their sources, it means good buisness in the future.
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