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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Like the deal or not, Conroy has vastly improved the defensive prospect depth of this organization in the last 8 or so months that he's been on the job. The Flames have gone from having maybe 1-2 legitimate prospects at the position to now having full cupboards at the junior and AHL level that fit a variety of roles. This is good and we still have the 2024 draft to add further.
If he can parlay Hanifin and Markstrom into bettering the forward depth in a similar fashion, this will be a very good outcome. Not every move is going to be sexy, but I'd rather amass some picks along with players like Sharangovich, Hunter and Grushnikov that are ready to start moving along, versus draft our own prospects with late firsts or worse picks that may be 3-4 years away, if at all.
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I like that Conroy has been bold, Some of the players wanting out did the Flames a favor, and forced Conroy to be much more involved in the process. This is going to help him be a much better GM. He even said, he talks to the prospects before he sends them down telling them what he needs to see before they come back up. He is not looking for players available on the market, he's looking for core players that are in it for the long term.