Haven't noticed it mentioned, but I bet Conroy uses at least one of those retention spots to be a broker for a trade between two other teams. Takes on a player, retains and moves them along to make a trade work for another team tight against the cap and gets a few picks for doing so.
Don't listen to me tho, I thought he'd hang on to Lindholm until after the All Star break so all the GM's could get a look at him with their star...
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