Team is mediocre and on the path to average, I think you'd have to be a massive homer to look at our prospect base and roster and think this organization is anywhere near a path to a cup right now. A few nice pieces but there are rebuilding teams just feasting on the draft right now who will probably be crushing the flames in 5 years.
It's not conroys fault he's done ok with his trades and inherited an organization with very little depth. But nobody wins the cup without a #1 center and the flames will need to get historically fortunate to nab one with a pick outside the top 10. And I think wolf is too good for them to pick that high.
Conroy did well in year 1, i didnt love going for mid 20s guys over picks and prospects but still got younger and picked up some extra swings at the draft - and then last year the retool/rebuild whatever you want to call it got paused because the team overperformed.
Realistically if we want to win a cup and aren't just gonna pat ourselves on the back for making the playoffs and being cannon fodder as the peak for this next core the flames need to realize some assets for some of the older guys who won't be here when the team contends this year and make some cuts a little closer to the bone. Otherwise just years of average to bad teams ahead
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