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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I don't think it's as simple as this, I'm no insider but I think the situation Conroy is dealing with here is more complex than it seems.
Based on what I've heard overall the feeling from Ownership was they didn't want to take a step back this season. They wanted to be battling for playoffs again and ideally in the playoffs.
Trading Andersson strictly for futures in the offseason didn't support that goal, so it wasn't really what Conroy was focused on.
My understanding is if Conroy was looking for a 1st + B level prospect type of return they could have moved Andersson already, but they feel that they can still get that type of return at the deadline and had no urgency to make that type of move prior to the season based on ownerships goal of playoffs.
What I heard the situation was more that the Flames were looking more for a hockey trade in the offseason (focused on a younger LH D or RH center), and the issue there is the teams looking to contend don't want to move anything off of their roster, and the teams that were looking to improve (Ottawa, Buffalo, Detroit) didn't want to move the pieces without some type of indication Andersson is willing to re-sign (which he hasn't been willing to do).
So that has left them in a holding pattern. I do think getting off to a slow start this season might open the door for them looking to accept more of a future based package sooner than the deadline if it looks like playoffs will not be on the cards this season.
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There is some yikes in that post specifically around the flames seeking the hockey trade and wanting to compete again right away. I feel like they are doing that only in a cautious way because they left a lot of cap space and used a lot of picks on prospects when they could have been more aggressive in trade or free agency.
I am guessing there is a 20 game let’s see where the teams stands situation. Concerning that Craig is not extended and hopefully they keep him even if the team has a terrible year.