[D as in David]

Originally Posted by YyjFlames

I'm good with the return, and it really was a fair deal for both teams.

But I'm still disappointed and would have liked to have seen Conroy play a little more hardball right up to the draft floor (just like he should have done with Tanev).

I know there's risk in that, but clearly the Devils saw Markstrom as the goalie they wanted -- and the only way to win a trade is to wait until the other team is desperate enough. Until the pick is made, it was in play for a goalie and there are a lot of emotions on that draft floor.

I actually feel this is starting to show as a bit of a weakness in Conroy as a GM. He doesn't seem like he's willing to wait until the last minute in case he misses. Some of this might be the pressure he's under, but it makes me a little concerned that he'll overpay when he really wants a guy. If I were another GM, I would be looking to exploit this.

One interpretation is that Conroy did exactly that when the trade for Markstrom didn't go down at the TDL.