I at least hope that the Flames aren't a cap team, and finally use the cap to their advantage in gaining further assets. That was supposed to happen with Feaster, and it never transpired (though in fairness, compliance buyouts were a thing that year).
Backlund is my favourite player on the team, and I will miss him, but this is really a blessing in my eyes as I wanted a rebuild. That's the strength of this organization, and I hope that this time around Conroy is a much more shrewd GM than Treliving was and doesn't get into the habit of trading away too many picks and signing too much dead weight.
I guess we will have to see what really happens, but I imagine that Conroy is having an incredibly stressful time thus far as the GM with players leaning (or outright stating) that they are not going to re-sign. I think in the long run, this will all get sorted out, and I very much believe that Conroy will steer this team in the right direction in the seasons to come. Rough waters ahead for sure for now, however.
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