His decision came after a mediocre season with the Flames who were supposed to get to the next step with big offseason moves.
Brad Treliving declined a renewal of contract with the organisation and, according to insider Eliotte Friedman, his relationship with Flames' coach Darryl Sutter put a strain on his desire to stay in Calgary.
This comes after many called for Darryl Sutter to be fired.
Interim GM Don Maloney will have the not-so-easy job to try and get this Flames team back to contention status.
As read on Blade of Steel - Insider reveals the real reason why Brad Treliving left the Calgary Flames
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AVRIL 22 | 545 ANSWERS Friedman Reveals the True Reason Behind Brad Treliving's Exit as Flames GM Who should have been fired? | ||
| Darryl Sutter | 207 | 38 % |
| Brad Treliving | 42 | 7.7 % |
| Both | 220 | 40.4 % |
| None | 76 | 13.9 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
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