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Originally Posted by activeStick
Actually, not sure if you watched the press conference, but based on what was said, Tre seemed to hint that the roster is the issue here. Based on what I saw today, as with most people, Tre has learned a lot during his stint with the Flames.
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I don't think it's Tre. I think Shanahan has traditionally called the shots with the big guns. Skill should generally not be given up on easily. Shanahan has decided to this point to keep the three young guns while changing out the supporting pieces to see if the supporting pieces are the problem. After a few years of the same old thing happening again, it's pretty clear that it's now come down to his core young guys being skilled AF, but not having that playoff grit needed. With enough of a sample Shanahan can fairly assume it's on the core primarily, not carrying them there. Treliving is going to be tasked with a trade that's not going to be good one for one, and he'll surely lose out on, on paper. I'm thinking it'll be akin to the Subban for Weber deal where everyone thought on paper giving up a young Subban for an old Weber was a bad deal (before Subban tanking). I truly think it'll be similar in many ways. I could even see Marner dealt for picks at the draft, then those picks dealt for a dman, while Tre tries signing Marchessault and Toffoli. Essentially making it a 3 for 1 through dealing Marner's salary. Should be interesting.