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Originally Posted by Bonded
Getting something better than the Hanifin return for now. Don’t see how getting a LHD would affect trading Andersson.
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While the logic may seem flimsy to some I could see the lack of adding a better piece of the left side slowing Conroy’s urgency to move Ras due to the optics for his players. This team just finished with 96pts and one of the core veterans Weegat stated he expected Conroy to try and improve the team over the summer. Had the Flames landed Miller, Lindgren, or Byram and flipped Andersson for futures Craig could sell to the team they added a big piece on the left side and hope that Parekh comes in and takes the open spot on the right.
With the Flames doing nothing other than swapping out backup goalies if they move Andersson now for picks it just looks like Conroy made the team worse. For Kadri, Weegar, Coleman and the others on the team they want to be in the playoffs next year.
Conroy wasn’t going to do anything crazy so he can enter the season with Andersson. If the team gets out of the gates flat it is easier to make the move early in season to get a straight picks package.