First hire for Treliving, replacing the departed Spencer Carbury with Bruce Boudreau. 😎

I don't want Boudreau's career to end the way it did in Vancouver.

So excited to bring in the guy who gave Kadri a ridiculous contract, lost their young superstar for "reasons" and bungled signing their longtime star UFA player.

I'm really starting to think Shanahan may be a bit of a lunkhead.

I'm going to say having to stay in Calgary was the biggest factor for those moves. Gaudreau wanted to be closer to home and Tkachuk wanted to be not in Calgary. After that, Kadri was the best available UFA that could plug the holes left by those two wanting to not be in Cowtown. I don't put too much on Treliving there.

I'm pretty sure Tkachuk had said he would have signed long term but the team would only offer him a bridge contract.

I'm telling you this guy is going to come in and make a terrible trade for nylander and somehow mess up the Matthews negotiation.

No one is perfect, but this whole Dubas thing is stupid. I feel this team is going to regress to Burke level mismanagement.

If you you look at what Treliving just dealt with in Calgary, star players on expiring deals, and if you evaluate how he dealt with that, I'd say he'd not be the one you'd want dealing with, checks notes, Matthews and Nylander on expiring deals.

I dunno, maybe he learned from his mistakes. 🤷

*Or, pure speculation on my part, did they hate playing for the coach the GM picked to coach the team?

https://ca.style.yahoo.com/nhl-report-multiple-flames-players-rescinded-trade-requests-after-darryl-sutter-firing-151715990.html

For whatever it's worth, most reports seem to say it was Calgary ownership that hired (and then extended) Sutter over Treliving's head.

Interesting if true... would definitely change my opinion on a few things. I didn't see "Calgary" as the reason two star players left, I really thought it was Sutter.

So excited to bring in the guy who gave Kadri a ridiculous contract, lost their young superstar for "reasons" and bungled signing their longtime star UFA player.

I'm really starting to think Shanahan may be a bit of a lunkhead.

I'm going to say having to stay in Calgary was the biggest factor for those moves. Gaudreau wanted to be closer to home and Tkachuk wanted to be not in Calgary. After that, Kadri was the best available UFA that could plug the holes left by those two wanting to not be in Cowtown. I don't put too much on Treliving there.

*Or, pure speculation on my part, did they hate playing for the coach the GM picked to coach the team?

https://ca.style.yahoo.com/nhl-report-multiple-flames-players-rescinded-trade-requests-after-darryl-sutter-firing-151715990.html

Brad Treliving had 234 penalty minutes with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL in 1992-93 in 56 games played. Not bad.
 

I'll believe it when I see an official release.

My opinion. Dubas was coming for the President of Hockey Ops job and Shanahan was like, I don't think so, that's my job. Simple as that.

So the Leafs had the best of the available GM's already working for them but let him go. Interesting move.

I mean, maybe Tulsky (if he's even available but he has been rumoured). Are Tulsky and Dubas the best "available" GM's currently?
 

There was a GM in the league that recently let one of their star players walk in free agency and traded his MVP-calibre player away after a trade demand. Maybe don't hire that guy.
 

I'm kinda warming to a Gillis-Gilman tandem.

In the 2016 NHL Draft, Canadian teams had 7 of the top 11 picks, and 5 of the top 6. Only 1 player from that draft is playing for the Canadian team that drafted them, Auston Matthews. Pretty crazy.

Shanahan leaked it so Dubas wouldn't do the deal.😂

Only thing I've read was Knies + Mrazek for Hagel + Fluery was either kiboshed or not approved fast enough by Shanahan. Take that however you will.

The Leafs tried rookies with Dubas and Keefe. Why not try two guys past their best-before-dates in Ray Shero and Bruce Boudreau?

I really want Boudreau. After the way Vancouver treated him I'd love for him to go out a winner.

Also, this:

Anyone interested in Ray Shero for the Leafs GM job? Stanley Cup winner...