[CliffFletcher]

The Tre = 0 and Conroy = Hero narrative is getting a bit out of hand.

Most of Conroy’s moves have been dealing away UFAs on expiring contracts. It’s no coincidence that half the Flames roster were set up to be UFAs at the end of this season. The braintrust during Tre’s regime had clearly set up a timeline for the team’s contention window, and this season was a pivot point. Once it became clear the Flames were missing the playoffs for the second season in a row, and ownership were resigned to a re-build/tool/set, moving the UFAs was a no-brainer. And it’s a no-brainer that Treliving would have carried out as well.

Fresh starts are exciting. But Conroy was an inner member of Treliving’s management team. There’s a lot more continuity between the two regimes than a lot of fans seem to want to recognize. We don’t have to #### on Treliving to be encouraged by Conroy.