02-05-2026, 05:19 PM
(02-05-2026, 05:13 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I think for most people, dealing with the AD situation means getting him out of here. I just think sooner or later, there was no way around that.
If I, as a potential GM candidate, thought I could've done better than this deal, I might agree with you. But, my current leaning is that not many of them out there likely feel that way, and most of them are more likely to be glad to have this ugly business handled (Luka trade chapter closed as much as possible) before they take the reigns. Now, the first steps can be to build up, not to tear down. They are WAY more flexible now than yesterday. There are way more paths forward than there were yesterday. Want to get rid of Martin? You can now afford to throw away a 2nd to do it (though I wouldn't, personally). The point is: there are now options, and every conversation in that building doesn't have to be about how to maximize the asset that is AD without giving him an extension, which I think might have been a tougher topic to avoid the longer he was here.
I'm wondering if this TDL makes it more likely they give Riccardi the GM position. The AD deal was supposedly his.