hockeylover
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Pelley's such a turd, man. I don't think that it was him picking these two helped the skepticism - he really does not inspire confidence.
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MindzEye
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Keep in mind that one of the many Chayka scandals was that he "knifed" Maloney in the back to get the GM job.
leafman101
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ya Keith Pelley sucks and if he doesn’t honor his word and stay away the Leafs, and all MLSE teams are fucked.
Preston
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He sucks at talking and he's clearly pretentious or whatever, but this was the best and most extensive process they've ever had to find a GM. And they landed on a pure data guy. Maybe it was an accident, but I have no complaints about where things landed in the end.
I will say that he's clearly not well liked within MLSE. Mirtle and Jonas were saying they had like 20+ people reach out to them about his antics during the deadline and people within the organization were pissed about it.
Which again.. was arguably probably a good thing. He needed to get in there and be disruptive to whatever the fuck Tre was doing. So it's hard to know for sure if he's entirely in the wrong there. He probably could have done that with more tact while being more likable tho.
If he stays out of the way now like he's seemingly doing with the other MLSE clubs, then I'd say it was all worth it. They took a PR hit but I think they landed on the right person in the end.
I will say that he's clearly not well liked within MLSE. Mirtle and Jonas were saying they had like 20+ people reach out to them about his antics during the deadline and people within the organization were pissed about it.
Which again.. was arguably probably a good thing. He needed to get in there and be disruptive to whatever the fuck Tre was doing. So it's hard to know for sure if he's entirely in the wrong there. He probably could have done that with more tact while being more likable tho.
If he stays out of the way now like he's seemingly doing with the other MLSE clubs, then I'd say it was all worth it. They took a PR hit but I think they landed on the right person in the end.
MindzEye
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At this point, I wish I cared what "20+ people" in the organization thinks about how Pelley acted during the deadline. We didn't hear a fucking peep about how concerned the people in the organization were as Treliving and Berube ran the team off of a cliff. I truly don't give a fuck about what they think now about the period of time that led to Treliving's firing.
My biggest wish/hope at this point is Chayka + Mats come in, Chayka quickly revamps the blueline into something good and replaces Berube. We then bounce back on the ice, and that buys Chayka the time to quietly clean house of anyone not down with the new program. We're a deeply stupid organization that needs a hard reset of the people in the front office.
All of this shit goes away with some success on the ice. Chayka is eating all of the crankiness that Treliving's ineptitude has generated around the team (which, ironically, Treliving seems to be getting away from without a scratch on his reputation)
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Feyd
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CH1
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I don't get the "Tre is getting off easy" narrative that I'm reading here,
Treliving was fired. Isn't that enough? Nobody in the media defended him. Everyone saw The Leafs go from top of the standings to the bottom....and they might not even keep their pick because of a trade everyone now acknowledges was a disaster.
How many negative think pieces on a dead man do you need?
Treliving was fired. Isn't that enough? Nobody in the media defended him. Everyone saw The Leafs go from top of the standings to the bottom....and they might not even keep their pick because of a trade everyone now acknowledges was a disaster.
How many negative think pieces on a dead man do you need?
zeke
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even one actually negative article would have been nice.
that could have been from when he was hired based on his disastrous calgary stint. could have been about all the disastrous moves he made here while he was making them. could have been about his disastrous handling of mitch marner. could have been after he was fired based on his disastrous tenure here.
one would have been cool.
Preston
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There was 1 when he was hired, from Jonas Siegel vs 5000 on Chayka.
And then 0 after he was fired. Just Pelley hit pieces on him deciding to save the organization from Tre. I would have liked to see just 1 hit piece personally. Just a single acknowledgement that he set back the organization
And then 0 after he was fired. Just Pelley hit pieces on him deciding to save the organization from Tre. I would have liked to see just 1 hit piece personally. Just a single acknowledgement that he set back the organization
hockeylover
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hockeylover
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He was given a job with Team Canada 3 weeks after he got fired.
Preston
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Nvm, I just read the article that Jonas wrote about him after he was hired. Jonas keeps referencing it as if it was a scathing review, but it was pretty kind compared to the stuff we've seen on Chayka. But as he constantly points out, he was the ONLY person in media that even had a slight criticism on the hire. But then he also says they shouldn't have fired Shanahan and that he was such a great president etc etc. so it's just a weird contradiction considering that hiring process was entirely fireable in itself.
Brad Treliving feels like the safe choice for Maple Leafs GM. Is he?
Brad Treliving is experienced as a GM and knows how to handle a Canadian market. Does this make him the right choice for the Maple Leafs?
www.nytimes.com
And then he got fired and no one wants to admit that Tre was a disaster. And he immediately got a job and will work in the NHL shortly.
Preston
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Also still searching for the Tre versions of these:
www.thestar.com
www.theglobeandmail.com
torontosun.com
torontosun.com
Dave Feschuk: Under Kyle Dubas, the Maple Leafs have been a failed experiment. It’s time for an overhaul
If this Leafs team is ever going to be successful it needs somebody in charge who loves winning games more than making friends.
www.thestar.com
Dubas’s dubious performance won’t fly with the Penguins
In Toronto, Dubas’s job was managing expectations, but in Pittsburgh he’s managing the decline of Sidney Crosby, the greatest player many fans have ever seen – that’s an actual responsibility
www.theglobeandmail.com
SIMMONS SAYS: Deifying of Kyle Dubas just canât continue
You know who else was nice? Dave Nonis treated his staff well, as did Cliff Fletcher with the Leafs. Both got pushed out 'cause it was time.
torontosun.com
SIMMONS SAYS: Kyle Dubas left the Maple Leafs in an impossible spot
The Sunday Notes. The usual lookback at the week in the sports, with thoughts, shots and dots and lots of Leafs content today
torontosun.com
hockeylover
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Yeah, I don't think it's really debatable Treliving got way better treatment despite way worse results.Also still searching for the Tre versions of these:
Dave Feschuk: Under Kyle Dubas, the Maple Leafs have been a failed experiment. It’s time for an overhaul
If this Leafs team is ever going to be successful it needs somebody in charge who loves winning games more than making friends.
Dubas’s dubious performance won’t fly with the Penguins
In Toronto, Dubas’s job was managing expectations, but in Pittsburgh he’s managing the decline of Sidney Crosby, the greatest player many fans have ever seen – that’s an actual responsibility
SIMMONS SAYS: Deifying of Kyle Dubas just canât continue
You know who else was nice? Dave Nonis treated his staff well, as did Cliff Fletcher with the Leafs. Both got pushed out 'cause it was time.
SIMMONS SAYS: Kyle Dubas left the Maple Leafs in an impossible spot
The Sunday Notes. The usual lookback at the week in the sports, with thoughts, shots and dots and lots of Leafs content today