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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The only thing Conroy has made clear is he would like to leave a spot or two open for young guys to try and earn a spot and that he wants to add to the top 6 he already has at forward. That doesn't sound like a guy looking to take a step back. That sounds like a guy who thinks they are close.
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The justification is the Panthers run right now.
It's the perfect reason for any team in the 17th-20th range to say hey, we don't need to tear down. Another couple tweaks and we could be like the cats. Anything can happen after 82 games!
And they're right.. but also wrong.
'04 Flames, '12 Kings and '23 Panthers are the outliers, not the norm. That's why those Cinderella runs are virtually spaced out every 10 years. You're banking on being that one lower seed team that comes along once a decade and sees the finals over that regular 1st-3rd seeded divisional team that sees the final 2 or final 4 much more regularly.
I bet Conroy is the kind of guy that believes in unlikely stories and revels in them but I hope we're not making that like..our PLAN for this team.
I'm banking on them being smarter than that but just playing it up because it helps fuel the intrigue of fans and prospective season ticket holders short term.