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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
There were worse moves but giving up a 2nd round pick for Curtis Lazar kind of cemented for me that Treliving was at best an average NHL GM. I'm finding it very easy to cheer for the moves that Conroy is making and really glad there is a new guy calling the shots.
If there is one trend that I see carrying over from the Treliving years is the reluctance to move players until they declare their intentions that they want out. Even now, I think the preference internally is to re-sign both Hanifin and Tanev. Toffoli, Zadorov and Lindholm are all gone because they made it clear they weren't coming back.
The organization is loyal to players which is great, as I'm sure that is done in an effort to build a reputation as a place where players want to sign. But maybe they bend too far in that direction.
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Yeah I think the Gaudrea/Tkachuk thing has caused a "this is still a great place to play!" panic internally.