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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I am not too worried. The owners let the GM’s run the team they want to run. It is pretty much the only explanation for the night and day difference between how Conroy has ran the team and how Treliving did.
The likelihood that under Treliving that the Flames would enter a season with the second most cap room in the NHL, 10 picks in the first 3 rounds of the next two drafts and have been in a playoff position or on the bubble for the first 34 games of the season and not pulled the trigger on burning that draft capital is zero. Not only has Conroy done that, odds are that he tries to add to the draft capital this season.
If he blows a little money in the offseason I won’t lose much sleep over it. Fact is he might have to just to make the cap floor.
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Conroy definitely seems like he's being patient. My worry is that I don't see this team getting worse in the next 2-3 years, so acquiring top end talent from the draft may not be possible, and the Flames may be forced to explore the UFA market.