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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
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.
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Organizations that are perennially/mediocre/bad are that way because of ownership as lack of success over decades always starts at the very top. As Flames fans we are always going to be hopeful of better days ahead but I've already accepted that Flames will never win another Stanley Cup as long as Edwards owns the team.