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Originally Posted by ComixZone
We'll see how the year plays out.
Largely, the Calgary Flames have always been a reactively managed, and very rarely proactively managed organization. So far under Conroy, it has also been this way.
If the Flames want to prioritize a top-end/top-pick in the draft, I do feel like some proactive management is needed.
If the Flames are committed to this "culture first re-tool", which I'll call nonsensical and detached from the competitive reality of the NHL, we'll continue to see purely reactive management (in that we'll ride Andersson to the trade deadline if not beyond that, and not trade Coleman nor Kadri - unless they specifically request a trade, at which time the Flames will react to that as well).
I suspect if they stick to a reactive model, the Flames will likely play themselves to a position where they draft somewhere in and around 10th-15th overall, rather than 1st-8th'ish that they'd end in if they proactively manage this year.
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What about Conroy's moves have been reactive?
I personally don't go ditch to ditch on media reports about the inner workings of any franchise. Could be true. Could be partially true. Could be completely made up by the media, or the Flames for value.
Better to see what actually happens then act like this is something new to fret over.