tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post6502758924777181918..comments2023-10-13T03:04:59.079-06:00Comments on Flames From 80 Feet: Dragons' Den: RFA Decisions Reveal a Cold, Business Side to Flames GM Brad TrelivingDarren Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-65399142817339842432016-07-06T06:12:40.536-06:002016-07-06T06:12:40.536-06:00It's not an easy job with a non-stop barrage o...It's not an easy job with a non-stop barrage of damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't decisions that will always result in a divided fan base. But he appears to be well above .500 in terms of his success rate when it comes to signings, trades, drafts, etc. and that's about all fans can (realistically) ask. It's so much of a business now that you must view money as an asset, but at the same time, there's a huge supply-demand element that you need to be wary of. Making sure you don't overpay and ending up with a lousy team and money in the bank doesn't help out either. Thanks for the note.Darren Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-76720208919972695522016-07-04T21:47:36.870-06:002016-07-04T21:47:36.870-06:00Fascinating. Brad Reliving's background is ver...Fascinating. Brad Reliving's background is very interesting. While I think very highly of Joe Colborne, I am still impressed with the general manager's steely discipline in his handling of the situation. I think a general manager of a Canadian hockey team needs to be very shrewd when it comes to player contracts. Hockey fans in Canadian markets become so attached to the local hockey heroes that it can result in inflation of their value. For example, the Toronto Maple Leafs devoted huge contracts to players such as Darcy Tucker and others who likely would've made far less money on other teams. I think this kind of inflationary pressure on middling talent player's salaries in Canadian markets can be disastrous as it was for the Toronto Maple leafs. As much as I like Joe Colborne, I think I understand where Brad Treliving is coming from. And as your article points out, Treliving may have had this kind of shrewd and disciplined approach modelled to him by his father.EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004104848637333515noreply@blogger.com