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Brad Treliving, if you can imagine, is just as antsy as you are for the puck to drop on the 2015-16 National Hockey League season.

“Let’s get going here,” the Calgary Flames general manager was saying on Wednesday at The Hamptons Golf Club. “We’re ready. I think when that calendar turns over to September, these last few days seem to creep by. But we’re ready to go. We’re eager to get going.

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“There’s been a lot of talk and excitement. Now it’s time to get down to work.”

Truth be told, the work hasn’t exactly stopped for Treliving since the end of the 2014-15 campaign which saw his club surprise the hockey world and advance to the second round of playoffs.

He’s had a busy off-season, reaping the benefits of a successful regular and post-season, working out some matters on the table, and making moves for his team.

To name a few summertime developments:

* Treliving watched as his team shone at the NHL awards including Flames head coach Bob Hartley who won the Jack Adams trophy and Jiri Hudler who nabbed the Lady Byng.