I think that Treliving proved he wasn't a very good GM. Very professional, very great with the media, and I have no doubt at all that he was a really good person. I just don't think he was a good GM.
He came here and took a young team that made it to the 2nd round of the playoff in his first year, and failed to improve upon it at all in his 9 seasons here. Then he left the team in a big mess, and Conroy essentially had to rebuild it. There were no bad contracts on the books when he took over the Flames.
In Toronto, he has done essentially the same thing - bleed the organization by throwing picks at depth pieces. I don't blame him for losing Marner, but he also didn't salvage the situation either. The bleeding of picks didn't start with him, but he definitely continued along with it. Based on the trajectory of that team, the lack of prospects and picks organizationally, and how poor a lot of his moves now seem in hindsight, I don't see how he survives this.
I think the real question is where he lands next. Does he get another shot? I wouldn't want to hire him, but maybe i am biased. I am curious if he gets another shot, and if he does, where it ends up being.
All I know is that I am so glad that Conroy is the GM here.
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