Overall I think he’s been excellent in spite of the talent level on the team.
I was starting to question his commitment to developing younger players as the season was slipping away, but I’ve noticed a real shift in his lineup choices and deployment in the last little while.
My speculation is that his job was to do everything possible to win games, however once management accepted that this year was a draft high/development/rebiggle season, I bet Conroy and Huska had a talk about overall goals. Since developing younger players players became the primary focus over short term success, he has pivoted and been ensuring guys like Bruz, Parekh, and Gridin are not only in the lineup, but getting important minutes.
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