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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I wouldn't be surprised. Even if you think you found your guy right away most teams will interview others just for optics that they left no stone unturned. Names like Chiarelli and Bergevin are pretty well the same window dressing the Flames brought in to interview when Conny was probably the guy all along.
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Agreed. But further, it seems like some are more extreme then others and it's probably to gauge from Shanahan's POV what some conservative GMs would do vs. what some more aggressive GMs would do. Bergevin in an odd way is valuable on the aggressive side. The question of what to do with Matthews came up with each of these interviews. While it's the GM decision sure Shanahan has to go to the board with major changes, and if even 1 of those potential GMs interviewed said he'd deal Matthews, it does get Shanahan's mind going to the different views other "smart" people have on how to achieve success. I'm sure he's noting all these ideas for his own at different points depending on how the season goes.