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Originally Posted by TOfan
Yes, agreed.
Treliving would have indicated, at the very least, he was intending to add a RW with size/scoring to presumably take the next step. Treliving probably identified the profile/the type of player he felt the Flames needed. I would imagine Edwards was well aware and on board with this strategy as it was intended to push them forward. No need to re litigate those deals. That’s another discussion. I think Treliving, and NHL GM’s look for player profiles as much as individuals. I think Treliving’s process was good but failed in execution on these fronts.
What I think would have been a much tougher sell for Treliving would have been to go up Edwards and say ‘Here’s what I think we need to get better but I don’t think that we can find that. Best we sit tight and do nothing. Maybe something will become available down the line, maybe not’.
Either your trying to get better, or your not is how some might phrase it.
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Definitely can see this situation being played out, but Troy then Neal and onto Lucic,.those were a series of set backs and failures that we couldn't recover from. What if Conroy told Murray that he didn't think Neal was the right player, do you think Murry would have forced Conroy to do it anyway? I think if Murry has faith in Conroy's process (which he has to earn) why wouldn't he give him more runway to do what he felt was best or better for the team? Making it sound like Treliving had no choice seems a bit unfair but still possible. The coaching hires is another discussion but again a setback obviously if Edwards called in Sutter he must not have liked what he saw with the coaching failures at that point.