If I have this right about the Markstrom trade, the Flames agreed to a deal and asked Markstrom to waive but then:
- pulled the deal because they were playing too well
- pulled the deal because they hadn’t agreed to a deal
- hadn’t agreed to a deal because Murray said “no” to retention
- hadn’t agreed to a deal because Maloney said “no” to retention
- hadn’t agreed to a deal because they only want Mercer
- hadn’t agreed to a deal because they want the 24 1st instead of the 25 1st
- hadn’t agreed to a deal because NJ weren’t offering enough for retention
- never had a deal because NJ never offered enough for a deal in the first place
Clear as mud, really. The nice part is you can just choose which of these allows you to criticize the person you already dislike in the Flames organization.
Meanwhile:
- Despite “going for it” they’ve traded Toffoli, Zadorov, Lindholm, Tanev, and (soon) Hanifin
- Despite not wanting to retain, retained on Tanev
- Despite “sticking to their ask” took less than a 1st for Tanev
It’s not possible that, maybe, Conroy is just good at this and has freedom to operate as he sees fit and the guy who desperately needs a goalie while he watches his team fail down the stretch is leaking crap to the media to cover for his inability to close Markstrom or Saros?
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