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Originally Posted by curves2000
Anybody else a little concerned with how much water some members of the Calgary media are really pumping the tires on Conroy as GM? It's been a lot.
Do I think Conroy has earned his promotion? Yes. Is he ready for a GM role? Yes. Is he familiar with the organization and been a key part in both the success and the failures? Yes.
The way this is being spun to me is as if he is the greatest candidate in recent memory to run a hockey club all over the league. I just haven't heard mountains of evidence of him being the highest commodity in the game from other organizations.
It's one thing for the Flames ownership group to go with someone who they know, are comfortable with, comes within their budget, is a fan favorite etc. It's another thing to have media members make it out to be that marque organizations around the league, teams with a mountain of winning behind them are somehow choosing Conroy as their next leader.
Unless Conroy comes into his role with a perspective and a mandate to make major move, do everything that is necessary to win and is able to push back against the "we make playoffs every year" mantra from ownership, we didn't win the GM lottery here.
We went through this song and dance with Brad "The Wizard" Treliving. The guy who was always on the phone, in on every deal, fleecing everybody at the draft day table, skinning everybody in the trade department etc.
Congrats to Conroy and I really hope he does well, I love my Flames but I am also sick of watching other cities and organizations that are substantially better run have a lot more success than mine. It isn't even championships, it's the long playoff runs, the 3-4 really good seasons in a row and the excitement that comes with winning in general. We are all sorely lacking in that area.
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Eh, I feel like the Flames have been trying to close the propaganda gap to the Oilers for some time now.
In any case, for some reason I have a good feeling about Conroy. I mean it's just going to be another disappointment in the end, because it's the Flames after all, but at least it's something to feel good about the choice at this point.