Matthew Frickin' Tkachuk!

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by drewtastic

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/top-10-...oments~1898045

Linky no worky. Try this one: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/top-10-...oments~1898045

[blender]

Just saw it.
He's a beauty and he knows it.

[powderjunkie]

Is this a record? Fastest/youngest personalized top 10?

[Bingo]

Seems like the right place to put this ...

Treliving on a few things including the Tkachuk draft.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/960/boomer-...s-career-path/

Sure seems to me he's confirming that he was attempting to move up to take Tkachuk not JP

[VilleN]

I think, despite some questionable UFA signings, a questionable trade or two; the reason so many Flames fans like and trust Treliving is that he comes off as a truly intelligent person. Whenever I hear him interviewed I'm always struck by how thoughtful he is, he doesn't seem to have a big ego and appears to constantly be trying to get better. He's very steady, doesn't seem to be prone to emotional swings. Just my thoughts.

[Monahammer]

Tkachuk is our best player, franchise player, and probable future captain imo. I hope the flames do whatever it takes to keep him his whole career.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by VilleN

I think, despite some questionable UFA signings, a questionable trade or two; the reason so many Flames fans like and trust Treliving is that he comes off as a truly intelligent person. Whenever I hear him interviewed I'm always struck by how thoughtful he is, he doesn't seem to have a big ego and appears to constantly be trying to get better. He's very steady, doesn't seem to be prone to emotional swings. Just my thoughts.

He's a GM that we sorely needed. I know some give him flack with his UFA signings and maybe not going "all-in" for a player at the TDL, but his rationale in every decision makes me confident that whatever he does is right. I think he will do everything in his power to retain Tkachuk. It will ultimately be up to Matthew if he wants to stay here or not.

[sempuki]

Originally Posted by VilleN

I think, despite some questionable UFA signings, a questionable trade or two; the reason so many Flames fans like and trust Treliving is that he comes off as a truly intelligent person. Whenever I hear him interviewed I'm always struck by how thoughtful he is, he doesn't seem to have a big ego and appears to constantly be trying to get better. He's very steady, doesn't seem to be prone to emotional swings. Just my thoughts.

I think fans underestimate how hard the job is, because the fans get the benefit of hindsight.

For me personally, I remember my "decisions" that I would have made -- and it turns out I'm a terrible GM. Maybe it's just a really hard job?