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Originally Posted by Bingo
Man I just don't know (honestly).
I've heard so many different stories over the years, many that conflict with each other.
I've heard Edwards is a control freak in oil and gas, so the hints are there.
But then I've heard many times that he was almost absent when it comes to the Flames.
Then there's the normal level of owner involvement that would run across the league (involved in big signings, involved in big trades).
People hate Treliving now, but was it Edwards? Was it Treliving deciding on the Gaudreau contract the summer before he left? Or did Edwards say no? Did Treliving botch the Tkachuk contract not going 8 years? Or did Edwards? Or did the agent insist on the walk to free agency model that was the rage that summer?
Honestly have no clue.
I don't see Treliving as the level of Satan that most seem to here now, but I've often come back to the "going it alone" comment from Conroy which I just can't get behind.
Would be nice to know if things were fixed with a new GM or if the existing owner is still calling the shots.
Either way I don't see things as inept as many do. You build a core, you get a few years, then you do it again. The core they had just couldn't get it done.
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I only have second-hand accounts from a friend of a former player, but from what I'd heard it definitely didn't sound hands-off from Edwards in his dealings with the Flames management and players. I would be surprised if this has changed recently, but who knows now with Maloney in place.