How Brad Treliving became the Maple Leafs' biggest problem

"The Toronto Maple Leafs issues stem from a lot of different areas in the organization, but they all go back to one person in particular, Brad Treliving. Brad Treliving was hired to replace Kyle Dubas as the general manager back on May 31st, 2023. This will go down as one of the worst decisions made by the Maple Leafs, as his flaws are being shown, leading the Leafs to their worst season in a decade."

"Treliving made a number of massive trades as the Flames' GM, most notably sending Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau and Mackenzie Weegar. At the end of the 2023 season, Treliving and the Flames agreed it was time to move on as both were looking for a change. The hiring of Treliving came at a weird time for Leafs Nation,"

"Heading into Brad Treliving's first offseason with the Maple Leafs, he made several signings to bolster the roster, as well as keep some of their existing talent. He re-signed Pontus Holmberg and David Kampf, which ended up being a terrible deal that the Leafs were able to terminate just in the past few months. Treliving was able to sign Max Domi, Tyler Bertuzzi, John Klingberg and Ryan Reaves, the last two being terrible deals and players who didn't work in Toronto."

Brad Treliving was hired as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager on May 31, 2023, replacing Kyle Dubas. He previously served as Calgary Flames GM from 2014 to 2023 and executed major trades, including sending Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for Jonathan Huberdeau and Mackenzie Weegar. In his first Maple Leafs offseason he re-signed Pontus Holmberg and David Kampf and signed Max Domi, Tyler Bertuzzi, John Klingberg, and Ryan Reaves. Treliving also secured long-term deals for Auston Matthews and William Nylander. Several signings and roster moves failed to fit the team and have been blamed for the franchise's decline this season.

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