The hyperbole is ridiculous regarding the Bouwmeester and Iginla trades. A first and two pluses is a pretty standard price for a top asset. We got Hamilton for a first and two seconds. We got Hamonic for a first and two seconds. Complaining about getting a first and two prospects we liked for each of those two guys is silly. All it speaks to is that, at the time, some of you guys got carried away with notions of getting a king's ransom because of homerism. That situation is rare, and lucky when it does happen, and of course when it happens, it isn't seen as a good value, but rather a horrendous mistake (a la McPhee with Forsberg). So basically you're sour at Feaster because another GM in the league wasn't an idiot. "But two seconds is way different than two prospects!" it isn't. 2nd rounders each have less than 50% chance of becoming NHLers. All four of those prospects played at least an NHL game, and two out of the four became something of tangible value. The fact that Agostino was let go is not on Feaster.
We've had this conversation over and over, but just as Calculon has cherry-picked the most contentious parts of Feaster's reign, the same can be done with Treliving, and paints a very poor picture. Or with Sutter, of course. Or any GM. There are very few in the league who have a flawless track record. I think Treliving has done a good job, in general, and it's entirely possible for me to think so while still considering the awful moves he's made.
