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Francis: Time is now for Flames to extend GM Craig Conroy
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...-craig-conroy/

TAMPA – Never mind salvaging the season, the Calgary Flames need to safeguard their future.

And that starts with signing Craig Conroy to a contract extension.

Immediately.

It should have happened months ago, as it’s beyond insulting for him to have been operating this season as a rare, lame-duck GM whose contract runs out next summer.

That is, of course, unless an extension has already been quietly agreed to.

That’s certainly a possibility, as ownership is well aware of how well the popular spokesman for the club has navigated through choppy waters over the last two-plus years.

The club may simply be waiting to find the right time to make it public, which has been tricky due to the optics of announcing that the man in charge of the league’s 31st-ranked squad is being extended.

If it hasn’t already been signed, you can bet it will be.

Given the noise, frustration, uncertainty and importance of charting the right course, there’s no better man for the job.

And there’s no better time than now to make it public.