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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
My post was tongue in cheek. Don't know Edwards from a hole in the wall but I doubt he would make the top 10 for meddling owners in the NHL. Conroy came in and said he wanted to rebuild, he appeared to say great have at it. Treliving said he wanted to compete and he appeared to say great have at it. Either he meddles with very malleable opinions on what the team should do or he lets the GM implement their plan.
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This is kind of how I look at it. When Conroy was hired, the way he described his vision to the public sounded a lot more like taking a patient "rebuild" approach (building through the draft, not letting your best free agents leave for nothing, adding youth in the line-up, etc...). I doubt Conroy said one thing to Edwards and Maloney, then suddenly changed his mind when they held the presser. I suspect that Treliving did the same thing... he sold Edwards on a particular vision and strategy, and based on how he operates in Toronto, it seems like he is still in the same mindset. Trying to pin everything on the owner just seems like an excuse to let the GM off the hook.