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Originally Posted by ComixZone
He fell in love with his own roster. Lost objectivity and made moves out of desperation.
Treliving’s final 12 months on the job are the reason why General Managers should never be allowed to enter their final year.
…although, I have to believe that upper management/ownership had a big impact on those final 12 months. We all saw John Bean’s arrogance and love for this roster this past Summer.
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Two superstars left. Treliving’s marching orders from ownership was to not take a step back. So Treliving and the rest of the management team replaced them with the best players available (Huberdeau was by far the best player offered for Tkachuk and Kadri was the second-best UFA available on the market).
I guess it’s tempting to believe a different GM would have taken the team in a different direction. But from what we’ve heard about Edwards, that’s just wishful thinking.
Doesn’t matter who the GM is - this team will not rebuild until ownership changes its attitude towards the franchise.