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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
I find the organization to be rudderless and have no idea what they are doing, allowing the players to drive direction of the hockey club. Been that way since Treliving arrived and has continued under Conroy. Yes, Conroy dealt his UFAs as he stated, but it was extremely disturbing to hear him say he was trying to sign guys right up until the moment he traded them. That showed no resolve, no plan, and no desire to have control over your players. That was frustrating but explained so much.
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This is not how I would say it but there is some truth to the notion that the organization only trades players that want out. There have been very very few exceptions to this since Darryl Sutter was GM.
If you buy into the notion that Conroy had a deal for Markstrom and it was nixed by ownership then that gives you an idea from where that philosophy comes.
I don't agree with rudderless exactly. If they make good use of their picks, and hit on the prospects they acquired, then the direction looks good.