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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Saying what things?
That the Flames should have sold these players earlier? Sure. Most of us felt the same. But that ignores the element of needing ownership buy in for that.
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Lots of people on this forum blame Treliving for going all-in during the final years of his tenure, and praise Conroy for moving veterans for futures. But this article is more evidence that Edwards calls the shots on the strategic direction of the team. It’s pretty clear that it was Edwards who gave the orders to reload on top veterans after Gaudreau and Tkachuk left, Edwards who belatedly recognized the roster wasn’t a contender, and Edwards who hired a loyal company guy with instructions to do a quick re-tool rather than a rebuild.
Some fans are never going to accept it, and will dismiss all of this stuff innuendo unless Edwards calls a press conference announcing his role in team decisions (which will never happen). Some will resist it because it sucks as a fan to acknowledge that a guy who can never be replaced and will never be accountable makes these calls. So there will always be denial. But it’s getting harder and harder to persist in that denial.