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Originally Posted by beaster
Does anyone believe that Conroy had nothing to do with creating this mess . He's been in the front office since 2014. Does anyone really thing he can build a team, this time around
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I am sure that Conroy had a part in it, but you can also be sure that he disagreed with Treliving as well. These little nuances might have completely changed the trajectory of this team a few seasons ago. Maybe Conroy's ideas might have resulted in a cup for all we know? Maybe it would have resulted into a complete mess? Just because he has been an AGM here for years doesn't mean that he agreed with all the moves, or even with the direction that this team was under.
Also, who steps into the top of their chosen career path, and is an immediate success, especially given that it is a competition between the person and 31 others with much more experience? Of course there are going to be learning curves. Look back at Darryl Sutter, for instance. He stepped-into the role completely new to it. Made some impact moves right away, and got the Flames to game 7 of the SCF. That was unbelievably amazing, and he deserves a tonne of respect for that. However, it didn't change the fact that he was a rookie GM, and made some mistakes along the way, and suddenly this team became awful. He had zero training.
Conroy has been groomed for over a decade, and has worked under Feaster, Burke and Treliving. He has seen the decision making, offered his own decisions up, and saw firsthand what the results were. He also knows and has worked very closely with the scouting staff, so he probably knows which of the scouts' opinions he should put more stock in. That's certainly a huge advantage as compared to someone from outside coming into the organization.
I am definitely not going to get my pitchfork out for at least three or four seasons minimum - unless of course he does something completely outlandishly stupid. Not every move is going to be a 'win', as even the GM of whatever team this year that wins the cup has many blemishes on his record, you can be sure. I was hoping for Conroy, and I disliked Treliving in the last couple of seasons he was here. Working under Treliving does not make Conroy guilty of being just like Treliving, or guilty of the mistakes he made. There were disagreements, and if you watched enough interviews with Conroy over the years, he sometimes let some ideas slip in which they thought differently.
Personally, there is a lot of fingers that can be pointed in a lot of different directions, but for now, why bother? A change has been made at various levels, and I bet this team is about to undergo a lot of roster moves between now and next season. Let's see what happens, and let's see how things unfold before we get all impatient.