What happens will happen. Conroy isn't in the driver's seat here. If Lindholm needs to be traded, we aren't getting back a #1 center for him, nor are we getting one for any of the pending free agents that may also need to be traded.
The best case scenario IMO is that we can gather enough futures and can make additional trades to hopefully acquire the next "Lindholm" (young-ish player who needs an opportunity to pop) while still having enough future assets that they aren't mortgaging the future.
It could very well mean that the team needs to take a step back before it can move forward. I don't see that as sacrificing anything though, but rather investment.
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Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 06-14-2023 at 11:27 AM.
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