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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
He said he wanted to get younger and more skilled without letting UFAs walk for nothing and so far Conroy has done exactly that.
What is taking so long is probably the ask from Conroy: picks and skilled 22-24 year olds that can’t quite make really good teams where the consensus on the player is they are destined to contribute at the NHL level.
Kids with term that come in and start contributing in 2-3 months once they learn the system.
That fits my definition of a retool perfectly.
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The problem is teams that will want the UFAs are rarely willing to give up those kind of guys. They need to have them available for playoff runs when players get injured. Teams will be pushing to give up picks, B-level prospects and reclamation projects.