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Originally Posted by Bingo
Would be nice to know if things were fixed with a new GM or if the existing owner is still calling the shots.
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Multiple credible sources reported that Conroy and the Devils thought they had a deal, but someone upstairs in the Flames organization put the kibosh on it. Exactly who it was, and whether it was over retention or trying to make the playoffs, isn’t clear. But Conroy does not have more independence than Treliving did. Given the hiring of Nonis, he probably has less.
For years, league insiders have commented that the Flames have a lot of cooks in the kitchen. Along with the handicaps of being a small-market Canadian team, it’s just one of those things a Flames GM has to contend with.
GMing this team is managing in hard mode. We should take that into account when assessing the performance of our GMs.