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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
This might ruffle some feathers, but I think Treliving knew he was quitting for a long time and it impacted most of the signings, contract negotiations, and trades he made over his tenure. Mortgaging the future didn't matter because he always knew he'd move on once the opportunity came up, and Dubas being unsigned in Toronto was likely his target for at least a full year.
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I don't agree with if you go back more than a year, but I do agree that he likely already had his mindset on getting the Toronto job when the Leafs struggled and he was faced with losing two star players last off season.
It was labelled the summer of Brad and hailed all over the hockey world and absolutely helped elevate him at a time when a position was becoming available in Toronto. I wouldn't look past last summer for signs of no longer worrying about the long term plays of his current team, though, that wouldn't be right.