Confirmed with Link: Brad Treliving named new GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs

[Stamkos4life]

If it was the series before, that’s the one where Matthews had 1 goal and Marleau had 4 goals, including 2 in game 7.

People just make up things to be mad at Babcock and lou for absolutely no reason.

Matthews was playing poorly that series, had 1 goal and was a minus player while Marleau was actually producing. There was a reason he was getting played more.

was just over at the pens board to see whats up.

saw "threads" and "posts" from the folks that claim to be Leafs fans engaging as if they are pens fans

just WOW.

Names?

 

[hockeywiz542]

SIMMONS: Extending Sheldon Keefe's contract now would be short-sighted for Leafs

Would a trade of head coaches with the Pittsburgh Penguins make sense.

torontosun.com

A surprise from Shanahan: He never made any attempt to contact the St. Louis Blues about Doug Armstrong’s availability and never spoke with former San Jose GM Doug Wilson about any position with the Leafs … A strength of Treliving can also be considered a weakness. He may be the most active telephone-calling GM in the NHL. He wants to know what is going on everywhere and how he can make a big deal work. Critics wonder if he would be better off picking his spots instead of trying to land every big fish that seems available … Treliving didn’t hire Shane Doan because he was Matthews’ favourite player growing up. He hired him because he worked closely with him in Arizona and shares the respect for Doan that so many in the hockey community do.

 

[hockeywiz542]

New GM Brad Treliving is making it easy for Morgan Rielly and the Leafs to move on from Kyle Dubas

“We’re all big fans, extremely supportive of him,” Rielly said of Treliving, who has been a daily mainstay at workouts involving Leafs and Marlies.

www.thestar.com

Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly says he and his teammates will have come to terms with Kyle Dubas no longer serving as their general manager.

He’s also been impressed with the direction new GM Brad Treliving wants to take the team.

“When change comes, you don’t know what to make of it, it’s a little bit nerve racking,” Rielly told the Star. “The unknown is not the most comfortable.”

“But he (Treliving) came in right away and made impressions on the staff, and the guys. We’re all big fans, extremely supportive of him. My conversations with him have been extremely positive. I’ve always left conversations with him with a good feeling.”

Rielly was speaking Thursday night at a ball-hockey event sponsored by Kelloggs, promoting the idea that more people should get involved in outdoor activities and sports.

Many of the Leafs, Marlies and prospects that live in the GTA are already working out at the Ford Performance Centre, where Treliving has been a daily mainstay.

“I’ve been at the rink, I’ve been training last couple weeks and he’s been in and he’s been busy,” Rielly said. “He’s got lots going on and his hands are full. I know he’s been traveling a little bit, but he’s around a lot so we’ve crossed paths a ton and it’s been great. He’s happy to be here. And I think as players, we’re happy to have him. It’s on us now to work hard and just try to prepare for next season.”

 

[DKH]

Was he the GM that gave Blake Coleman 6/30? I’m a Coleman guy but he’s a $2.5-3M guy on a 3-year deal not nearly 5 M

He can nof do this here if he ever has space

 

[hullsy47]

Last time Marek said Babcock wanted Hanifan
It must suck that the Leafs have made everyone sign a non disclosure agreement
I think MSLE employees know now that DUBAS can't hire them all

 

[Budz]

Tick tock Brad.

 

[JSn0w93]

Was he the GM that gave Blake Coleman 6/30? I’m a Coleman guy but he’s a $2.5-3M guy on a 3-year deal not nearly 5 M

He can nof do this here if he ever has space

Welcome to unrestricted free agency coming off a cup win and a great playoffs.

 

[GoonieFace]

Was he the GM that gave Blake Coleman 6/30? I’m a Coleman guy but he’s a $2.5-3M guy on a 3-year deal not nearly 5 M

He can nof do this here if he ever has space

Well being in Calgary, there is always the need to overpay, same with Winnipeg. No one wants to play there, so as a GM you kind of have to be desperate at times. He won’t have that problem here, M and M will see to that

 

[notbias]

Was he the GM that gave Blake Coleman 6/30? I’m a Coleman guy but he’s a $2.5-3M guy on a 3-year deal not nearly 5 M

He can nof do this here if he ever has space

his UFA signings seem to be his worst skill, hoping he has learned his lesson by giving out these big contracts. He does have some good UFA signings too, but some of the big contracts he has handed out are problematic.

Also hoping he doesn't trade talented young players like Bennett/Tkachuk (or trade with Florida).

Cautiously optimistic that he has learned some lessons through the years.

 

[KaN19]

Job preservation is the first priority for NHL executives. If he goes and fires the coach and trades a member of the Core-4 this off-season then he's offically on the clock and will face heavy criticism if the team under performs next season. By keeping the stats-quo in place and "evalauating" the team, he buys himself one extra season on the job.

 

[andora]

Welcome to unrestricted free agency coming off a cup win and a great playoffs.

See this is what i dont get - told consistently players get paid based on their regular season play

Was colemans regular season play at that rate?

his UFA signings seem to be his worst skill, hoping he has learned his lesson by giving out these big contracts. He does have some good UFA signings too, but some of the big contracts he has handed out are problematic.

Also hoping he doesn't trade talented young players like Bennett/Tkachuk (or trade with Florida).

Cautiously optimistic that he has learned some lessons through the years.

We dont have young players like those

 

[JSn0w93]

See this is what i dont get - told consistently players get paid based on their regular season play

Was colemans regular season play at that rate?

Playoff contributions in a UFA year make a significant difference for a player even though players aren't getting paid for them. Let's see what's about to happen for Barbashev.

Overall though even if your team missed the playoffs, if you're a somewhat decent player, you will likely get overpaid in UFA. Nature of the beast.

 

[andora]

Playoff contributions make a significant difference for a player. Let's see what's about to happen for Barbashev.

Overall though even if your team missed the playoffs, if you're a somewhat decent player, you will likely get overpaid in UFA. Nature of the beast.

Oh i agree and i know it happens.. but it only works one way apparently

If you bring up playoffs performance with our guys it is irrelevant because regular aeason only

Yeah barbashev exactly.. @pcruz said his projections have him at 4.. i think it could be higher

:edit not pcruz personal projections but cited ones.. evolving hockey maybe

 

[notbias]

See this is what i dont get - told consistently players get paid based on their regular season play

Was colemans regular season play at that rate?


We dont have young players like those

Yep, there is no pressure to trade any young superstars on our team..........

 

[DKH]

Well being in Calgary, there is always the need to overpay, same with Winnipeg. No one wants to play there, so as a GM you kind of have to be desperate at times. He won’t have that problem here, M and M will see to that

Toronto to me as a Bruins fan is sneaky set up great next season

I am not saying they win it all but the core of 4 is getting older and maturer and as a long time observer I got a feeling they win the division and play more balanced between skill and gritty which has been heavily tilted to skill

The Bruins aren’t dead but they are closer to group B 11-21 then in the top third - Toronto is still top 5

 

[andora]

Yep, there is no pressure to trade any young superstars on our team..........

Oh i see what you did.. i read it more as a young "disappointing" bennett scenario..

 

[Racer88]

See this is what i dont get - told consistently players get paid based on their regular season play

Was colemans regular season play at that rate?


We dont have young players like those

You have been lied to……lol
Players get paid by their overall performance both in the playoffs and regular season

Yep, there is no pressure to trade any young superstars on our team..........

There is if Matthews or Willy indicate that they won’t sign extension. We cannot walk them to UFA and lose them for nothing

 

[Rare Jewel]

Job preservation is the first priority for NHL executives. If he goes and fires the coach and trades a member of the Core-4 this off-season then he's offically on the clock and will face heavy criticism if the team under performs next season. By keeping the stats-quo in place and "evalauating" the team, he buys himself one extra season on the job.

You're not wrong.

I have also felt that if you wanted to make significant changes to the team Treliving, particularly post-Tkachuk trade isn't the guy to get.

 

[notbias]

Oh i see what you did.. i read it more as a young "disappointing" bennett scenario..

ya, less the Bennett situation, more the Tkachuk situation is my fear.

There is if Matthews or Willy indicate that they won’t sign extension. We cannot walk them to UFA and lose them for nothing

Agreed.

 

[hullsy47]

ya, less the Bennett situation, more the Tkachuk situation is my fear.



Agreed.

I concur

 

[Stephen]

Job preservation is the first priority for NHL executives. If he goes and fires the coach and trades a member of the Core-4 this off-season then he's offically on the clock and will face heavy criticism if the team under performs next season. By keeping the stats-quo in place and "evalauating" the team, he buys himself one extra season on the job.

I'd frame it another way. The longer time goes on, the more likely a top head coach that is employed right now might leave their job. If things happen and a Jon Cooper or Mike Sullivan could potentially be available in the next 2-3 years based on the decline of their teams, why not slow roll the change.

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

his UFA signings seem to be his worst skill, hoping he has learned his lesson by giving out these big contracts. He does have some good UFA signings too, but some of the big contracts he has handed out are problematic.

Also hoping he doesn't trade talented young players like Bennett/Tkachuk (or trade with Florida).

Cautiously optimistic that he has learned some lessons through the years.

Almost every single bigger ticket UFA ends up being a bad deal. It's just the way it is...you are competing with a lot of other teams and you have a very short time to make a deal. When they had the exploratory period (of a few days) before July 1st it worked wonders because GM's weren't under the gun to make a rash decision. The NHLPA put a quick stop to that little sidebar as soon as they were up for a new contract.

 

[Menzinger]

I'd frame it another way. The longer time goes on, the more likely a top head coach that is employed right now might leave their job. If things happen and a Jon Cooper or Mike Sullivan could potentially be available in the next 2-3 years based on the decline of their teams, why not slow roll the change.

Personally I don't think it's any more complicated than Treliving and Shanny simply like Keefe as a coach

 

[Kiwi]

Personally I don't think it's any more complicated than Treliving and Shanny simply like Keefe as a coach

It was a bad time to go new coach hunting anyway, the obvious candidates were already hired by then

I may not love Keefe but he was the best of what was available at the time

 

[notbias]

Almost every single bigger ticket UFA ends up being a bad deal. It's just the way it is...you are competing with a lot of other teams and you have a very short time to make a deal. When they had the exploratory period (of a few days) before July 1st it worked wonders because GM's weren't under the gun to make a rash decision. The NHLPA put a quick stop to that little sidebar as soon as they were up for a new contract.

I mean, the Tavares deal gets brought up a lot here as a horrible signing, never should have been done, etc...

I think Treliving has 3 worse deals signed in the last year alone.

It is my worry that he will make the same mistakes here, but like I said, cautiously optimistic, especially since the UFAs he is working on are owned by us.