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Major Major · 10-02-2024, 11:06 AM

Another idea that people are going to need to get used to is that Conroy is a pure scout. This is what he's good at and this is where the organizational focus is.

Look at the Flames org page... It lists 21 people with scouting in the title.

Edmonton who apparently has the best owner, most resources and aren't afraid to dwarf other team's hockey ops expenditure have 14.

There are lots of different ways to build a hockey team.

You have your deal makers/negotiators - Rutherford, Treliving, McCrimmon

You have your analytics guys - Francis, Tulsky, Dubas

You have your pure scouts - Nill, Conroy

You have your culture honk/gut on the pulse types that are slowly dying off - Holland, Lou

We have the guy and the organization that is going to find hidden gems and who is going to find draft hits at a high level. It's not a fluke.

10-02-2024, 11:06 AM	#56
Major Major First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	Another idea that people are going to need to get used to is that Conroy is a pure scout. This is what he's good at and this is where the organizational focus is. Look at the Flames org page... It lists 21 people with scouting in the title. Edmonton who apparently has the best owner, most resources and aren't afraid to dwarf other team's hockey ops expenditure have 14. There are lots of different ways to build a hockey team. You have your deal makers/negotiators - Rutherford, Treliving, McCrimmon You have your analytics guys - Francis, Tulsky, Dubas You have your pure scouts - Nill, Conroy You have your culture honk/gut on the pulse types that are slowly dying off - Holland, Lou We have the guy and the organization that is going to find hidden gems and who is going to find draft hits at a high level. It's not a fluke.