It's a common narrative that how Conroy is handling the UFAs is because he learned from the Gaudreau fiasco and doesn't want to lose anyone for free.
But I also wonder if the Huberdeau signing has played a big part in how Conroy has handled these UFAs. He seems to be heavily avoiding overpaying an aging UFA. The only one he has aigned is Backlund to a fair short term deal. Tre gave Huberdeau everything he wanted to get him to sign out of desperation and its has burned us badly.
Conroy is drawing very hard lines on what they perceive as fair value for these UFAs.
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