If Gridin keeps this up and both Huberdeau and Posposil are back in say 2 weeks, what do the flames do? Especially interesting if the team is playing well. Not saying either of those players aren’t inserted into the lineup. Of course they will be. I’m wondering what move Conroy does to make room for Gridin when they are back?
If the team is not playing well and it is looking like a rebuild year, I think it’s easier to justify sending Gridin down. But if the team is winning and Gridin is a contributor to that winning, I think Conroy will have to try to make some room. Really tough to send the kid down and say “I’ll find some room for you at some point - just keep playing well on the Wranglers till then.”
Trading Sharangovich and/or Farabee are the first options that come to mind but trading them early in the season would likely be trading them at their lowest value. Not sure Conroy will want to do that.
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