Less than 24 hours after trading Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving went on the offensive to set the record straight about the predicament he managed to turn on a dime. (By EricFrancis)
Looking a whole lot more energized than he was for the presser less than two weeks earlier when the ashen-faced GM addressed the 11 hour departure of Gaudreau, Treliving said he’d received a barrage of texts from excited players who suddenly had life injected back into a reeling organization.
Five days later he pulled off a blockbuster, despite the fact two of the handful of teams Tkachuk listed as desirable immediately declined interest. History will determine how well Treliving did, as both Huberdeau and Weegar are unrestricted free agents next summer. "We look at him as one of the top defencemen in the league, quite frankly,” said Treliving of the 28-year-old Ottawa native.
Both breathe new life into an organization that appeared on the verge of having to tear it all down if the return for Tkachuk wasn’t significant.
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