Yes, I understand the concerns over all these years on capitalizing our returns.
Andersson is priority to be dealt. Injuries are going to happen, there can be more separation in the standings the further we go along. Which means teams that are in a playoff spot and want to remain there are going to want to make desperate trades. I bring up this example all the time, but there were multiple suitors for Lindholm and we got a haul for him a month before the TDL. Vancouver offered a lot to make sure no one else got him. And that was for a rental. Winnipeg had to pivot to Monahan and overpay for him. I think if a team loses out on a potential center that is available, they could come calling Conroy for Kadri and offer a good enough package for Conroy to pull the trigger. Let's also keep in mind that Coleman and Kadri have multiple years on their contracts, so there isn't a red alert on trading them, but definitely an option if opportunity arises.
We complain about missing out on trades, but Conroy has already made a ton of trades in his tenure and doesn't plan on stopping. He doesn't trade for the sake of trading. Yes, he tried to re-sign the majority of the players he sent out the door, but when a contract wasn't agreed upon, he made sure that he dealt them accordingly. I would like for him to expand his horizons a bit with other GMs, and I do not doubt that he will be able to do that. Ideally with Eastern GMs.
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