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A bit late to the party, but I rate a GM a good GM if he builds a team that makes it to the final. Give me that again, by anyone, and I will call him a good GM.
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I rate a GM as a guy that is able to build a good organization, meaning NHL, AHL, ECHL, and prospect base. A good GM knows what the likelihood of his team going anywhere is and makes decisions on the outcomes and future. If we don't have the horses, sell and recoup for the future. Don't continue to gamble hoping you catch a series of breaks, build for absolutes and critical mass. Fletcher understood this and did this with the Flames.
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Was Sutter perfect? Absolutely not. However, that was his first kick at the can, and one would only assume that he would improve with experience, no? I wouldn't love the move, but I wouldn't hate it either. Moot argument anyway as Sutter has stated he hates being a GM.
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Sutter was horrible. Gambled futures for immediate gain, putting the team in a position of a forced scorched earth scenario. Flames bring him back and GM, you might as well fold the franchise because there will be nothing left after he burns it to the ground again. Treliving has done as much and we're staring a tough future in the face.
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As for Conroy - yes, he is inexperienced, but at what point is a guy who has been working in management and being groomed to become a GM ready? Also, I would say he is a good talent evaluator - he has found a lot of prospects for the Flames over the years IIRC. Wasn't he the guy responsible for Duehr as his latest find?
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Conroy is a PR puppet. Doesn't do anything other than go forth and flap his gums about how everything is awesome and the future is so bright we have to wear shades. I wouldn't let him manage a lemonade stand.
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This is all irrelevant anyway. Flames are going to go all the way this year, Treliving will be extended since he would officially become a great GM, and we can carry on arguing about other things.
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What dispensary do you get your weed from? This team is a mess (cap, draft capital, prospects, future, etc.) and it lands at Treliving's footsteps. We're buying into the bull#### of "just get in and hope" fiction. Not a way to run a multi-million dollar enterprise, especially one that is based on cycling quality assets through the system.