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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Conroy couldn't have been put in a tougher spot to start his tenure as GM. If you compare it to when Tre started here for example.......and the situations were not exactly the same, not trying to say that, but when Tre started, the previous GM had already bungled the "big" moves of the team essentially turning over (Feaster handled those).
While that sucked for the franchise that those moves weren't handled well, Tre was left with what he was left with to start, he missed out on the pressure of handling the moves with players wanting out, and the sharks circling to take advantage of our situation.
This time around, I'd say the moves have the potential for even higher stakes for Conny, the issues are more public, there are more of them, and he's brand new. Literally can't think of a tougher spot to be in. He's going to need patience, and we are going to need patience with him and this situation as well.
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I always like to find Calgary / Buffalo parallels since they're my two favorite teams, and this is another one. Kevyn Adams came in a rookie GM to a tenuous room with multiple core players wanting out, and then six months of Eichel drama. Similar situation (though obviously not quite Eichel-scale) -- he was able to make three really good trades that set the franchise on a path forward. Really interested to see what Conroy does this week and in the coming weeks.