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Holy high-praises from Tkachuk, Batman.

Brad Treliving hadn't yet been officially hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he'd already received a note of congratulations from Matthew Tkachuk.

"I saw on Twitter that he was going to be named, so I sent him a text right away," the Florida Panthers forward told NHL.com. "He's an awesome guy and a great GM. He'll do great there."

Of all the endorsements Treliving received regarding his new position, which was announced early Wednesday afternoon, the one from Tkachuk is among the most intriguing, if not the most telling.

"I don't really know what happened there in Calgary, but I know I liked my time with him," Tkachuk said. "He was super great to all the players and everybody.

"And yeah, in my case, it was definitely the opposite of player versus GM. There was no animosity. It was like us working together for a solution for both. I'm super thankful to have a guy like that and a guy like [Panthers GM] Bill Zito, who's been unbelievable to deal with, as shown by the fact we were able to figure it out.

"Bill and Tree have been obviously tremendous in my career so far and getting me to where I am."


https://www.nhl.com/news/brad-treliv...?tid=277548856