Flames are 2 points out of last place, and are about to trade their best defencemen. Plus, they are likely to trade Kadri and/or Coleman as well. Plus they have the hardest remaining schedule in the entire league.
No, you do not have to go out and trade players for pennies on the dollar for the tank.
No, you the next game against Edmonton won't decide squat in terms of direction (like seriously??)
Just relax and let the season play out. Enjoy the wins, go watch Mckenna/Stenberg/Verhoeff/Lawrence highlights when they lose. Rinse and repeat. Then look forward to the lottery and get down on your damn knees and pray to the almight gods of Hockey for a favorable outcome (and while you are there, send a few prayers my way to win the Lotto Max too, ok??).
That's the season. Flames are likely going to draft the highest that they have ever drafted, and may potentially be adding one of the best players in the history of the Calgary Flames when all is said and done (tough for me to say that any prospect right now will for sure go on to have better careers than a good handful of Flames players - there have been some amazing Flames, right?).
2 points separate the Flames from last place. Vancouver is doing well lately and will likely continue doing better with Demko and some other bodies back - and their schedule is much easier than the Flames'. Chicago will probably do a bit better when Bedard returns. Seattle is a very 'meh' team that is playing poorly, but I think they will improve as well, though not by much. Nashville is improving and playing better - we will see if they dump players or not, but at this point they are improving and they have a much easier schedule as well. Jets will get Hellebuyck back soon, and hopefully that is enough to give them a lift - not enough of an excuse for them sucking this bad, but Hellebucyk returning should reinvigorate that team.
That's how I see it, and I don't think I am crazy. I don't see Vancouver tanking. The only team I am legitimately worried about finishing low is St. Louis, because they have the 3rd toughest strength of schedule left and they may unload players.
Conroy can - and SHOULD - be very patient and wait for good offers as teams accrue cap space, and as some moves are made for teams trying to keep up with one another. Lots of time left.
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