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Speculation: Armchair GM 2024-25 Season, Craig Conroy's Can Do Calgary Flames

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Zirakzigil said:
Just because he is miscast here, doesnt mean hes not an NHLer. Guy is pretty much what you want on any 4th line. Just so happens the Flames need a a right shot center who can win a draw. People werent complaining when the 4th line was Lombo - Rooney - Kirkland
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He sucks. And usually if you suck when you make what he makes you don't get to be an NHLer. He has 9pts in what is getting very close to 100 GP now with the Flames. Those just aren't NHLer numbers. Maybe if he was real physical or great defensively or did literally anything other than getting ran over both physically and metaphorically matchup wise you could justify him having played 44 games this season.

There are much more worthwhile players on the Wranglers. This is at least supposed to be a rebuild, I don't care if he brings Huska his latte every morning and helps setup the cones.
 
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Zirakzigil said:
Just because he is miscast here, doesnt mean hes not an NHLer. Guy is pretty much what you want on any 4th line. Just so happens the Flames need a a right shot center who can win a draw. People werent complaining when the 4th line was Lombo - Rooney - Kirkland
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Zirakzigil said:
Just because he is miscast here, doesnt mean hes not an NHLer. Guy is pretty much what you want on any 4th line. Just so happens the Flames need a a right shot center who can win a draw. People werent complaining when the 4th line was Lombo - Rooney - Kirkland
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Siignal said:
Scraping into the playoffs isn't worth the potential downside at the draft (I've been team tank all season)
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Agreed and I am inclined to firmly join your bandwagon. Part of me wants to start Vladar vs Sharks, that would give them a chance but it ain't happening. Bottom 10 is super realistic at this point.
 
Zirakzigil said:
Just because he is miscast here, doesnt mean hes not an NHLer. Guy is pretty much what you want on any 4th line. Just so happens the Flames need a a right shot center who can win a draw. People werent complaining when the 4th line was Lombo - Rooney - Kirkland
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I think inconsistent is a better term than miscast. He was decant last year and early this year, but was terrible in 2022-23 and then more recently.
 
Some people say the Roon dawg sucks and they want him off the team, but are also on team tank. I don't fully understand.
 
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Some people say the Roon dawg sucks and they want him off the team, but are also on team tank. I don't fully understand.
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They want to tank but also want younger upside players rather than whatever tf roondog provides.

Dont necessarily agree with them, but I see the logic
 
super6646 said:
They want to tank but also want younger upside players rather than whatever tf roondog provides.

Dont necessarily agree with them, but I see the logic
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Maybe... But I don't know if we have any of those. I can see Rooney over Kerins vs Kerins playing low minutes on 4th line. Make Kerin play top minutes this season to be a candidate 4C option next season. Rooney wouldn't be up if both Kirkland and Zary wasn't injured IMO.
 
Looking at the pending UFA list and I can't help but wonder who Conroy will target. I think the following are realist targets...

Goaltenders
[Either a Vet Backup or an 'age appropriate' to battle Cooley for backup spot]
  • Jake Allen
  • Frederik Andersen
  • Brandon Bussi
  • Kappo Kahkonen
  • Jonathan Quick
  • David Rittich
  • Dan Vladar
Defensemen
[Age appropriate defenseman that can currently or could soon grow into top 4 minutes]
  • Declan Chisholm (LH, 25)
  • Jakob Chychryn (LH, 26)
  • Marc Del Gaizo (LH, 25)
  • Dante Fabbro (RH, 26)
  • Ryan Lindgren (LH, 27)
Forwards
[Age appropriate RHC]
  • Jake Evans (C, RH, 28)
  • Luke Kunin (C, RH, 27
 
Lunatik said:
Looking at the pending UFA list and I can't help but wonder who Conroy will target. I think the following are realist targets...

Goaltenders
[Either a Vet Backup or an 'age appropriate' to battle Cooley for backup spot]
  • Jake Allen
  • Frederik Andersen
  • Brandon Bussi
  • Kappo Kahkonen
  • Jonathan Quick
  • David Rittich
  • Dan Vladar
Defensemen
[Age appropriate defenseman that can currently or could soon grow into top 4 minutes]
  • Declan Chisholm (LH, 25)
  • Jakob Chychryn (LH, 26)
  • Marc Del Gaizo (LH, 25)
  • Dante Fabbro (RH, 26)
  • Ryan Lindgren (LH, 27)
Forwards
[Age appropriate RHC]
  • Jake Evans (C, RH, 28)
  • Luke Kunin (C, RH, 27
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By all accounts, Chychryn is happy in Washington. He is likely driving up his price. Why sign now when he can sign as a cup champ? If the Caps DO win he’ll have been a big part of their success, there’s no way they move him before the deadline.

I honestly can’t see Conny targeting D any other way than via trade. I’m sure plan A is to have our top-four next season consist of Bahl-Raz-Weegar-Parekh, but if it turns out Zayne needs more seasoning (and/or if we end up trading Raz), top-four talent is what we’ll need, and not sure any of the guys listed there (besides Chychryn) quite fit the bill.
 
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