What's the sad part of this all?
As attendance continues to crumble because the team has no stars to cheer for (outside of Wolf), this will just further entrench them in the "we don't rebuild, because the market can't sustain it" when in reality, it's their approach that is building apathy in this market.
Francis and Steinberg's conversation acknowledged what's hurting this fanbase, and it isn't the risk of rebuild, it's the Flames current and historical approach.
Maloney is short sighted, and poor at his job. I refuse to believe Conroy is, however...how many of the other managers in that office are there actively pushing what Maloney is? I'd wager Conroy is outnumbered at this stage, and yes - it's all speculation, but I'm such a big fan of Conroy that I choose not to believe he's part of this rot.
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