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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
At that time I remember saying that the difference between Sutter and Treliving was that we knew Sutter's end fate. Treliving's would be decided in the next couple of years.
If you run the poll in April of 2022....people are over the moon with Treliving. Today...well it's not as rosy. He did some good things, but at the end of the day, the results are kind of mediocre.
But the data seems to suggest that the Flames are the second worst franchise in the NHL to work for behind only Vancouver. So in those conditions...tough for anyone to do a good job. Today people are quite happy with Conroy. 5 years from today...I don't think he'll be seen as Craig Button bad...but it's likely even the shine wears off him and he might be more Al Coates type of thing where it's years after he's out that some of his moves yield anything. This is a tough job in a tough market, and honestly...it's not getting easier for anyone, save a trillionaire buying the team and being 100% hands off.
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Agreed.
And I'm not, nor have I ever, suggested Treliving was a savant. He made lots of mistakes; most GMs do.
But the hyperbole that kicked this off (worst all time with Risebrough and Button) isn't hard to quell.