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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Now to Treliving's competence and the defense you've built up. If Treliving were one of these really smart guys who saw this incredible explosion in scoring, why didn't he push harder to get the deal done prior to the execution of the NTC? He should have recognized that he was in a position of strength and then get the player on the cheap to a long-term deal. For some reason he didn't do that, nor show much urgency to get the deal done prior to the imposition of the NTC. Seems to indicate he was looking for another low scoring season to drive the contract value down? That would be the only explanation for giving up all control the team had in negotiations? I don't know how or why a GM would do what Treliving did - surrendering the only leverage and control the team had - and then think it was the competent move. Because if he saw this season coming, and surrendered the only control the team had, he just cost the team another $2-3M a season. How do you explain this?
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Why do you think Gaudreau would want to give up his leverage and sign a low deal after a down year? He likely was betting on a good contract year (or at least a better year) with the leverage of an NTC to protect him. You don't just force a guy to sign a deal...If Johnny didn't want to sign after a bad year, you aren't getting a deal done.