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Old 02-03-2024, 01:44 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Bingo View Post
Treliving was a second hand man doing all the same scouting duties in Arizona that Conroy did here.

On top of that he founded a hockey league.

I think Craig Conroy is great, but lets pump the breaks on the Treliving hatred. The guy was known to be tireless with a high work ethic.
High work ethic, kind of a clown in terms of results. His last year as a Calgary flame:

- lose Johnny for nothing
- give Tkachuk leverage to force a trade
- knee jerk reaction to sign Huby to 8 x $10.5 bonus laden, nmc that is the worst contract in NHL
- trade Monahan and a first
- team misses playoffs; enters rebuild with Huby contact a boat anchor for 8 seasons

It was a complete dumpster fire. Outside of the trades for Hamilton and Lindholm/Hanifin, nothing of his tenure was memorable in a good way.

I increasingly wonder if Tre worked the media to create an aura about himself and people ate it up. He has a lot of connections.
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