I've long said if Sutter stayed they'd probably find him a puppet GM and it would be Futa. That said, given Maloney's comments about younger & progressive, I'm not so sure. At least I'm more hopeful.
But if Sutter is this entrenched with the organization and is so beloved by Edwards, I can't see how Maloney's wishes are fulfilled.
Likely Maloney will be turfed in a few months once the new puppet GM is in.
As I brought up yesterday my biggest (latest) fear is Conroy gets the GM job and winds up carrying the water for Sutter anyway and we as a fan base have a harder time hating him or the team because Conroy is so likeable. Basically they'll make the yes man a sympathetic figure. Insidious.