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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Ya, what YyjFlames just posted is what I have been saying here.
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Yeah, but it's your interpretation of it that I don't agree with...
Conroy may use assets to acquire young players, but they are still young players (with an eye on the future). The only difference between draft picks and young players is that the young players are a couple years further along. But it's still future-focused.
Conroy can talk about wanting to make the playoffs, but it is pretty easy to read between the lines that he knows that it won't happen next year, they just don't have the horses. He is saying he wants a 'winning culture' but what he is really saying, IMO, is that he wants a compete level, and a competitive level, that is above a full tank. Work hard, have a good team culture, and tank respectably.
This team was a bottom 5 team, from the trade deadline on, when the players were moved. And they are going to be a bottom 5-7 team again next year.