Eh, without a first round pick, the more games they win down the stretch the better. Don't see Treliving getting fooled by meaningless hockey given how much he's spoken out against that in the past (e.g. Colborne). He traded an unprotected first thinking the playoffs were essentially a given and not reaching that fairly simple goal bodes poorly for Gulutzan; a strong finish won't or least shouldn't change that.
The only potentially aggravating thing will be watching Gulutzan open things up and seeing how much better the players will look for it.