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Funkhouser · 10-01-2024, 03:00 PM

In general, the league-wide media has viewed Conroy’s trades since his arrival poorly:

“Conroy, tough as his situation may be, has yet to win a trade” – Athletic

Markstrom Trade Grades: Athletic (D+, C-, B-), The Score (B+)
Hanifin Trade Grades: Athletic (C), CBS (B), The Score (B-)
Tanev Trade Grades: Athletic (D), The Score (D)
Lindholm Trade Grades: Athletic (B, B-), CBS (A-), The Score (B-)
Zadorov Trade Grades: Athletic (C, C-)
Toffoli Trade Grades: Athletic (C), Hockey Writers (C+)

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Its still early, but contrary to the media’s opinion, Conroy has shown an ability to identify undervalued assets and make strong draft picks. Of note, he has acquired:

-Sharongovich (31G scorer, can play all three forwards positions)
-Miromanov (large RD who scored at a 28 pt pace and had great defensive metrics
-Kuzmenko (offensive winger who scored at a 35G pace)
-Solid prospects: a top ranked RD prospect (Brz) who looks poised to make the NHL in 1-2 seasons, a solid LD (Grush) who looks poised to be in the NHL in the next year, and a long term D prospect (Jurmo)
-Picks that he has used to draft a trio of winger prospects (Gridin, Suniev, & Battaglia, who is ripping up the OHL to start the season), and a goalie prospect (Zarubin)
-2025 1st & 2nd, 2026 1st & 3rd

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Sharongovich, Miromanov & Kuzmenko were in the press box when they were acquired and are all positive contributors. Brz, Gridin, Suniev, Battaglia & Grushnikov all appear to have NHL upside.

Conroy is showing that he has a real eye for talent, notably affordable talent that other teams don’t value. While the Flames are currently lacking star power, we have so much depth that we can’t fit it all on the team. This bodes well for the future as I believe Conroy, once/if he can acquire some star power, will have no problem surrounding them with quality assets on a regular basis (the Carolina model?).

So while the rest of the league projects him as a GM who makes garbage trades, remember one team’s trash is another’s treasure.

Cheers to our garbage man! TRUFFLE PIG!

10-01-2024, 03:00 PM	#1
Funkhouser Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MTL Exp:	Craig Conroy - treasure hunter extraordinaire In general, the league-wide media has viewed Conroy’s trades since his arrival poorly: “Conroy, tough as his situation may be, has yet to win a trade” – Athletic Markstrom Trade Grades: Athletic (D+, C-, B-), The Score (B+) Hanifin Trade Grades: Athletic (C), CBS (B), The Score (B-) Tanev Trade Grades: Athletic (D), The Score (D) Lindholm Trade Grades: Athletic (B, B-), CBS (A-), The Score (B-) Zadorov Trade Grades: Athletic (C, C-) Toffoli Trade Grades: Athletic (C), Hockey Writers (C+) _______ Its still early, but contrary to the media’s opinion, Conroy has shown an ability to identify undervalued assets and make strong draft picks. Of note, he has acquired: -Sharongovich (31G scorer, can play all three forwards positions) -Miromanov (large RD who scored at a 28 pt pace and had great defensive metrics -Kuzmenko (offensive winger who scored at a 35G pace) -Solid prospects: a top ranked RD prospect (Brz) who looks poised to make the NHL in 1-2 seasons, a solid LD (Grush) who looks poised to be in the NHL in the next year, and a long term D prospect (Jurmo) -Picks that he has used to draft a trio of winger prospects (Gridin, Suniev, & Battaglia, who is ripping up the OHL to start the season), and a goalie prospect (Zarubin) -2025 1st & 2nd, 2026 1st & 3rd _________ Sharongovich, Miromanov & Kuzmenko were in the press box when they were acquired and are all positive contributors. Brz, Gridin, Suniev, Battaglia & Grushnikov all appear to have NHL upside. Conroy is showing that he has a real eye for talent, notably affordable talent that other teams don’t value. While the Flames are currently lacking star power, we have so much depth that we can’t fit it all on the team. This bodes well for the future as I believe Conroy, once/if he can acquire some star power, will have no problem surrounding them with quality assets on a regular basis (the Carolina model?). So while the rest of the league projects him as a GM who makes garbage trades, remember one team’s trash is another’s treasure. Cheers to our garbage man! TRUFFLE PIG! Last edited by Funkhouser; 10-02-2024 at 07:57 AM.