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Calgary4LIfe · 12-04-2025, 11:30 AM

I think people are overthinking it.

If Colorado came calling, or maybe Florida, or whatever team gives him a real shot at winning a cup - I would bet he goes. Why wouldn't he? Trump? The death threats - AFAIK - were all based on the Colorado series vs St. Louis, that's all. Heck, those death threats disappear overnight if he joins St. Louis, and he knows it. Skinner gets death threats in Edmonton. That stuff happens, unfortunately, but it isn't exclusive to the USA. Sure, I bet that Kadri may prefer to stay in Canada, but he seemed to enjoy his time in Colorado too, no? As well, he seemed to be considering offers from Calgary and the Isles - he decided to pick Calgary in the end even thought he Isles was rumoured to have given him a larger deal, but that may have been also because of a combination of state income taxes + potential of competing for a cup. Calgary seemed closer than the Islanders at the time, so maybe that's all there really was to it.

At any rate, there is no reason why Conroy can't work with Kadri (an the other vets that may get traded). They all have varying levels of protection, and Conroy has to accept the best offer on all of them. However, why can't Conroy ask Kadri for a list of 3-4 teams that he prefers being traded to? Maybe he pulls that card out in negotiations with those teams in an attempt to up their offers. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out - at least Conroy tried his best to accommodate Kadri. If it does work out, Conory (and by extension, Calgary) gets a bit more recognition as a destination that treats their players well (as they did when they do things like picking up Frost and Farabee on a jet).

Conroy shouldn't accept a lesser offer, but if the choice between offers is really splitting hairs, do right by the player. Some GMs may offer a bit more when he finds out that Kadri will be happy joining his organization, rather than potentially sulk about the trade, right? Ditto for Coleman (though Coleman has a higher degree of protection).

Andersson is a bit more complicated since offers will be based on extension vs no extension on his contract. However, still Conroy can work with Andersson on finding the best deal out there for the both of them. Maybe he can't, and the best deal ends up being one based on Andersson being a rental.

12-04-2025, 11:30 AM	#14714
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I think people are overthinking it. If Colorado came calling, or maybe Florida, or whatever team gives him a real shot at winning a cup - I would bet he goes. Why wouldn't he? Trump? The death threats - AFAIK - were all based on the Colorado series vs St. Louis, that's all. Heck, those death threats disappear overnight if he joins St. Louis, and he knows it. Skinner gets death threats in Edmonton. That stuff happens, unfortunately, but it isn't exclusive to the USA. Sure, I bet that Kadri may prefer to stay in Canada, but he seemed to enjoy his time in Colorado too, no? As well, he seemed to be considering offers from Calgary and the Isles - he decided to pick Calgary in the end even thought he Isles was rumoured to have given him a larger deal, but that may have been also because of a combination of state income taxes + potential of competing for a cup. Calgary seemed closer than the Islanders at the time, so maybe that's all there really was to it. At any rate, there is no reason why Conroy can't work with Kadri (an the other vets that may get traded). They all have varying levels of protection, and Conroy has to accept the best offer on all of them. However, why can't Conroy ask Kadri for a list of 3-4 teams that he prefers being traded to? Maybe he pulls that card out in negotiations with those teams in an attempt to up their offers. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out - at least Conroy tried his best to accommodate Kadri. If it does work out, Conory (and by extension, Calgary) gets a bit more recognition as a destination that treats their players well (as they did when they do things like picking up Frost and Farabee on a jet). Conroy shouldn't accept a lesser offer, but if the choice between offers is really splitting hairs, do right by the player. Some GMs may offer a bit more when he finds out that Kadri will be happy joining his organization, rather than potentially sulk about the trade, right? Ditto for Coleman (though Coleman has a higher degree of protection). Andersson is a bit more complicated since offers will be based on extension vs no extension on his contract. However, still Conroy can work with Andersson on finding the best deal out there for the both of them. Maybe he can't, and the best deal ends up being one based on Andersson being a rental.