Zary out does mess with somethings, but he's not the silver bullet that makes it all better. The lack of quality from Sharangovich and Kuzmenko have been the issue so far and making those lines ugly.
Like it or not, if the Flames are to make even a slight push to the playoffs, those bottom two forward lines need to be enhanced with outside help even with Zary back.
Conroy has 8 games before the break to determine what help is available.
There's only 6 or 7 games after the break before the deadline, too, but if you're going to start making those moves, having players in the lineup before a 2 week break is a better idea.
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