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blankall · 10-17-2024, 11:14 AM

You can't stop the players from being good. It's unlikely, but in the event that various players, Wolf in particular, have upped their game, this will simply not be a lottery team.

If Wolf is a legit #1 goalie, Weegar/Andersson have become legit top pairing d-men, Huberdeau regains form, and a couple of guys like Zary and Pospisil step up, you've got a competitive team. This is all very unlikely, and the most likely scenario is that the wheels fall off. However, you never know.

I don't see Conroy mortgaging the future either. He seems to be a GM that highly values the pipeline that having a deep prospect pool creates. The real question becomes what happens if the Flames are a bubble team. Do they sell off vets, stay the course, or acquire players. Based on what I've seen from Conroy, he'll take a look at what the long-term prospects are and keep players that want to be here. I don't see him trading draft picks for players.

Once again, we're 4 games in. Not planning a parade. If anything, this early run (yes, considering how bad the Flames typically start, I call this a run) pumps up the value of players that may get potentially traded, like Kuzmenko, Mantha, Andersson, etc..

A few other thoughts:

1. The Flames draft pick in 2025, could end up being Florida's pick in the 25-30 range. Do the Flames look at moving that if they are sitting in a 6-10 position at the deadline?

2. The Flames seem to have built in chemistry in their depth players. Many of them are coming from a very successful AHL team, and they were forced by previous management to remain in the AHL well past the point they should have been moved up. The chemistry and winning attitude these guys have is a silver lining to their botched development.

3. The draft rules have changed to prevent the Pittsburghs and Chicagos from having unbalanced dynasties. Most of the last few winners have done so through solid asset management. Many teams that perpetually tank just remain bad. Even the Oilers acquired McDavid before they changed the draft rules and wouldn't have the same team, including likely not having McDavid under the new rule system.

10-17-2024, 11:14 AM	#167
blankall Ate 100 Treadmills Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	You can't stop the players from being good. It's unlikely, but in the event that various players, Wolf in particular, have upped their game, this will simply not be a lottery team. If Wolf is a legit #1 goalie, Weegar/Andersson have become legit top pairing d-men, Huberdeau regains form, and a couple of guys like Zary and Pospisil step up, you've got a competitive team. This is all very unlikely, and the most likely scenario is that the wheels fall off. However, you never know. I don't see Conroy mortgaging the future either. He seems to be a GM that highly values the pipeline that having a deep prospect pool creates. The real question becomes what happens if the Flames are a bubble team. Do they sell off vets, stay the course, or acquire players. Based on what I've seen from Conroy, he'll take a look at what the long-term prospects are and keep players that want to be here. I don't see him trading draft picks for players. Once again, we're 4 games in. Not planning a parade. If anything, this early run (yes, considering how bad the Flames typically start, I call this a run) pumps up the value of players that may get potentially traded, like Kuzmenko, Mantha, Andersson, etc.. A few other thoughts: 1. The Flames draft pick in 2025, could end up being Florida's pick in the 25-30 range. Do the Flames look at moving that if they are sitting in a 6-10 position at the deadline? 2. The Flames seem to have built in chemistry in their depth players. Many of them are coming from a very successful AHL team, and they were forced by previous management to remain in the AHL well past the point they should have been moved up. The chemistry and winning attitude these guys have is a silver lining to their botched development. 3. The draft rules have changed to prevent the Pittsburghs and Chicagos from having unbalanced dynasties. Most of the last few winners have done so through solid asset management. Many teams that perpetually tank just remain bad. Even the Oilers acquired McDavid before they changed the draft rules and wouldn't have the same team, including likely not having McDavid under the new rule system.