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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

People seem to be underestimating how much continuity there is between management regimes in Calgary. Running a team in the modern NHL isn’t a one-man show. It’s a collaboration of 6-9 people. Owner, president, head of hockey operations, GM, assistant GMs, head of scouting, cap guy, analytics guys, etc. They all have their say in every important decision.

Most of the guys who were sitting around that table during Treliving’s tenure are still there. Edwards, Maloney, Pascall, Conroy, etc. The biggest difference between the management under Treliving and under Conroy is that Conroy has been given a green light to re-tool/set/build. He has a different strategic direction than Treliving had. And he didn’t make that call on his own.

While it is (supposed to be) a collaboration, by all reports Treliving often did go into silos and make calls on his own. Just the fact that's no longer happening is a plus.