Very happy with the Conroy choice. And very happy to hear that he wants to embrace bringing in young players. I’m confident he will pick a choice that fits that mentality too. I think the flames coaches have been guilty over the years trying to make young players “perfect” rather than just embracing their strengths. Not every young player needs to be a defensive star who never makes a mistake. That seems to scare young players from trying to make plays and keep them from ever reaching their potential.
Bennett was a great example. I know he needs to take responsibility for his own problems developing here as well. But it felt like every time he made a mistake… it was back down to the 4th line to play with brouwer for a month. We also saw it with Pelletier this year… he was playing better and better every game until he made a poor choice in overtime. Then he was eating popcorn.
Not saying the kids should get away with everything but it’s pointless to draft these young guys with high skill and then scare them away from trying anything for fear of getting benched/sat.
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