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Originally Posted by Bonded
The Flames do have great drafting but Treliving also bled picks his entire tenure and they seem to struggle with their late 1st round picks if I remember that athletic article right. The people who say the Flames only re-tool like to skip over the post Iginla rebuild that Treliving got impatient on.
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I don't think it was Treliving TBH. Recall when Burke went to the Leafs he sold ownership on expediting the rebuild and dealt a bunch away to get veterans on the team. He was also here doing the same thing with Treliving. These guys are cut from the same cloth - selling ownership on an ideal they like to hear, than following through with that strategy. It's an overconfidence in their own abilities, and also speaks to the corporate world and how they like to hear things.