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Originally Posted by TOfan
New Jersey knew something the Flames didn’t?
Bit of a lose-lose for Conroy. I don’t fault him for signing Sharangovich at that time. They’re going up have to work their way through this. It likely doesn’t present itself as a problem for 2-3 years with the team likely to have significant payroll flexibility. That said, it’s never a good thing if you have a player underperforming to the extent Sharangovich is at the moment. Certainly others around the league see this and even if Sharangovich rebounds, his reputation is likely taking a hit meaning if the Flames do get to the point of dealing him, his value is not going to be all that high (relative to the role/cost he has).
Tough spot. Not much to do other than see how it plays out but I’m not holding my breath.
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I wasn’t really a fan of the signing simply because I thought Coronato would likely be ready to take the primary shooter role on the powerplay next year. Coronato has a better shot that Sharangovich so I just didn’t see the fit with Sharangovich long term. Especially with so many other young wingers in the system. Would have preferred holding off signing him till later in the second season. Would have given time to see if he replicated his first season. If he did replicate his first season production and wanted to sign, great. If he replicated his first season production and didn’t want to sign because he was closer to free agency, Conroy could have traded him for value at the deadline - great. If he didn’t replicate his first season, Conroy’s could have signed him to a lower AAV contract or a bridge deal. Or not signed him at all. Just would have preferred to keep options open. It could have been an overcorrection of “player played well and wants to be here - sign long term ASAP”.