Yes he has had a year but it’s going to take a lot more than a year to turn the ship around. As firs as Matthews and Willy’s contracts it pretty hard to walk away from either of them as a new GM.
As far as Marner yes he made a mistake not trading him when he could but again that’s a pretty bold move first day on the job.
We will be paying the price of Dubas’s hubris for years to come
Treliving is not starting from a blank canvas.
Matthews, marner, Nylander, Tavares, Knies is a pretty good starting point.
Defense obviously, wasn't great, but Rielly was the only piece locked in.
Next year marner will be locked in, and Tavares will be re-signed to an appropriate contract.
Tanev and Ekman-Larsson are Treliving's long term signings.
Kampf and Domi are Trelivings.
We can accept, last year and this year he has been somewhat handcuffed by Tavares deal.
Everything next year will be on Treliving, and most of this year is.
Looking back marner was likely the correct pick, Rantanen and Aho would have been fine, but a stretch at the time. Werenski looks like a better option if you ignore his injury history.
It isn't like Treliving has a history of being a top GM, so not sure expectations should be that he becomes one. He doesn't have to be, he just can't screw up what he has, and step by step improve it.
