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So which way are you going?
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It was a general statement in response to another.
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They didn't understand?
They ignored it?
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A little bit of both? It looks like Treliving ignored the invocation of the limited NTC, believing he would have leverage over the player and be able to get a deal done. He gave up the only point of leverage he had over the player and handed all control over to the player and his representatives. When you give up those control factors you lose most negotiations. Tactical error on the part of the GM. The contract issue should have been resolved before the limited NTC kicked in as that was when all control was lost. With the successful season the player now has even more control as there is interest from a much larger number of suitors.
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Do you think Treliving just went rogue?
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No, I think he put into play a faulty strategy that did not address the larger risk and maintain control over the team's future. Worse, he did not consider this outcome and pushed in as many chips as he could at the deadline. There was obviously a disconnect between what Treliving thought and what his coach thought about the team's chances based on actions and commentary of each. Going rogue? No. Just not having a well thought out strategy to keep the team competitive long term.
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You just love the negative drama so much ...
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This isn't negative nor drama. It's the reality that managers have to understand and have plans in place for all possible outcomes. Allowing your best player to get to the point of walking for nothing, and another player able to force his way to UFA status just by accepting a qualifying number you negotiated, is just brutal management. He set up a possible worst outcome for the team and it is coming to fruition. It's awesome that he's talking tough to the usual "insiders" and giving the impression they are intent on signing both players, but the team has zero control over what is about to take place. That is just bad management.
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The management group talked to Gaudreau through last summer and didn't get a deal done. They would have kept the ownership group apprised at all times on how those talks were going. Ultimately the ownership group would have signed off on the plan to let it ride, and they did.
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I don't buy this "kept ownership apprised at all times" narrative. Ownership hired Treliving to do a job and gave him the budget to surround himself with capable hockey people. If the owners are on speed dial for every decision that has to be made, that is indicative of them NOT having faith in Treliving's judgment. I think they have their regular communications sessions with ownership for updates, but I don't believe they are involved in every facet of contract negotiations. The team would be extremely difunctional if that were the case.
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There's nothing new today. There's no realization of having painted themselves into a corner without knowing it.
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I think Treliving has a pretty good idea just how well he painted himself into a corner. He's now standing there and realizing just how much paint he put down and now is left with the only option he has, which is to wait for the paint to dry because he has no other course of action. He has no other control mechanisms at his disposal.
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If anything the season went better than expected with winning a division and a playoff series, so if they were comfortable going for it last summer they are likely prepared for whatever happens now.
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Which is pretty bad management IMO. The future of the team is not within their control.
