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Originally Posted by jayswin
Very well said and that's why I'm not holding anything against Conroy or the Flames until this season is over. A monkey can see the precipice we're standing on with regards to where we are now and where we're headed.
It's a rebuild and needs to embraced and I trust Conroy to understand that and execute accordingly, but don't fully trust the organization as a whole to do so. And as much as Pepsi/gio/dino/bingo mock and go at posters (don't worry they're loser weirdos as we're called), this is absolutely a valid concern. I won't pre judge this season like some are, but I am absolutely judging this season as to what happens by the end of it.
Andersson will be gone, even if diss thinks he's heard there's still a chance at a contract. Coleman and Kadri (along with Andersson) are leading the Flames to wins at an older age where drop offs happen suddenly, which may continue into the new year towards a playoff spot. They are too old to be a part of the next Flames core/contending period, so your options are sell at an absolute high with 1.5 years left on their contracts and likely start to fall down the standings, or keep them until a lower or possibly similar return next season so we can compete this season.
Or keep them because as transplant99 said "it's bad for business to sell them this season, but next season you have to". I will see what Conroy does this season, and I'm hopeful and won't judge like many are doing months before the deadline. But I also understand that there's is rumours and precedent of powers beyond the GM leading directions that favor current revenue and create poor decisions based on week to week standings, which is why some of us are afraid of the Flames results that are starting to head towards a playoff chance "HAHAHAHAH 1 point out of a playoff spot? How about STILL CLOSE TO THE BASEMNT TO, YOU ***ing IDIOT HAHAHAHAHA".
It's become a tank vs anti tank "crowd" discussion over the last few months, but many reasonable fans also would like to see us lean into the season for a higher pick, WHILE selling high on three assets. That isn't some crazy, unreasonable opinion. And no that doesn't mean "OH, SO we just take SPARE PARTS for our players so we can fall in the standings? Because that's what you're definitely saying!!!!".
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I know you said it is obvious to everyone where we stand and where we are headed. But I don't actually think this is necessarily true for Flames ownership and upper management.
Do you have confidence that Murray Edwards and Don Maloney know what needs to be done if we want to become a true contender? I don't. Why would we have any confidence in these two? Neither has ever built a winner before.
I like the players and I like Conroy. I have zero confidence whatsoever in the people above Conroy in the organization. My confidence on a scale of 1 to 100 with those two is about a 1. And that is the real issue a lot of fans have, it isn't with the players or Conroy.