The signing of Elias Lindholm to a six-year, $29.1 million contract earlier this week continued an impressive theme for Flames’ general manager Brad Treliving. Since taking the reins in April 2014, Treliving has forged a reputation of being a tough negotiator and it’s yielded impressive results, particularly in one area: internal contract negotiations. When it comes to re-signing his own players, Treliving’s batting average is pretty stellar.
It’s important to note Treliving’s track record in trades and free agency is far more hit and miss. He’s absolutely hit on signings like Michael Frolik and on trades like the initial Hamilton acquisition, but we’ve also seen more ill-fated decisions, too.