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Does Brad Treliving have right character for Maple Leafs?

Toronto's new general manager Brad Treliving spent nine seasons in Calgary, with mixed success but the Maple Leafs will put more resources at his disposal than he's ever had.

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JULIAN MCKENZIE: Give them a chance in an organization that has more resources to play with. That's the biggest thing I have to say. Because dude spent nine years under Murray Edwards, who is not known as one of the more free spending owners in the National Hockey League. And that might be putting it lightly. That's one thing I would say.

The Brendan Shanahan part of all this gives me a little pause, but I don't have to worry about Brad Treliving fighting for space with his head coach, like what was the case in Calgary with Darryl Sutter when it comes to young players.