Can't quote you Mightyfire:
It is not similar in any way to Burke not accepting a 3rd. Why? Because we have a fairly long record of how Conroy operates now, right? There have been a number of upcoming UFAs that Conroy had to deal with. How many UFAs of value has Conroy walked to market? Zero. He has also stated that allowing Gaudreau the option to walk was a mistake, and that it won't happen under his watch. This is all unfounded angst to me.
It is really no different than being worried about a huge earthquake hitting Calgary, or a huge hurricane magically going the opposite direction and jumping over the mountains and hitting Calgary. Those things don't happen here, so why would you worry about something that doesn't happen here? Hail, Tornadoes and Blizzards happen here - that's enough to worry about if you want to worry. So players wanting out for greener pastures, or going behind the scenes to pick their preferred destination at the cost of the return - that's the kind of stuff I worry about. Upcoming UFAs of value being walked to UFA? Not a chance with Conroy.
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