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Originally Posted by blankall
I wonder about how much room Conroy has from the owners to continue moving guys out. Veterans demanding retirement contracts are an easy sell to the owner. Moving guys like Toffoli and Lindholm demanding huge amounts of money for what is going to almost certainly be rapidly decreasing levels of play is an easy sell to the owners.
So far, he's essentially managed to sneak a mini rebuild under the owners noses, who may not be on board with any kind of rebuild.
Now that the Flames are potentially competitive, with some big contracts already locked in, the owners may be pushing Conroy to be more competitive.
The obvious right choice would be to move Backlund, Coleman, and potentially Weegar and/or Andersson out for futures. Will the owners allow that?
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I am quite certain the owners know what is happening, and nothing is being "snuck under their noses". They ain't stupid...