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Originally Posted by kehatch
Conroy has a plan, but I am not sure its working. He has tried to sign most of the departing veterans to extensions, but was unable to do so. When he has been forced to trade players he has targeted tweeners over picks and prospects. He has done some good things re prioritizing youth, drafting/development, and protecting assets. But the macro strategy isnt likely to turn us into a contender now or in the future.
As for Andersson, I hope they find a good return before free agency. I appreciate that he is motivated, but he is a big domino and we dont need the uncertainty going into UFA and the season.
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Beyond questionable that he has been forced to trade anyone but let’s analyze the idea that he traded players he tried to sign for tweeners and not picks or prospects. Below are the trades he made with the Flames player and the age of the player he acquired at the time of the trade
Toffoli for an 18 year old and a 25 year old
Lindholm for a 19 year old, 21 year old, 17 year old, 17 year old and 27 year old
Zadorov for a 17 year old and 15 year old
Tanev for a 20 year old, a 17 year old and a conditional pick that never came to fruition who was 15 at the time.
Hanifin for a 15 year old, 18 year old and 26 year old.
When 10 out of the 14 assets cannot legally drink in Vegas at the time of the trades I am not sure how they are not picks and prospects. They certainly are not tweeners.