In Connie we Trust

[Lunatik]

I will believe until given reason not to believe

I'm not saying not to, I just find the cycle amusing and it's more of a commentary about how fans forget the good a GM did near the end of their tenure, not an indictment of Conroy. "In Sutter we Trust: and Treliving being a "Wizard" were common themes early in their tenures and then people conveniently ignore their good moves early on.

I love Conroy, he was one of my favorite players and I was fully on board with wanting him to be the next GM when Treliving left, He put in his time learning the management side and got involved in all aspects. He also got to work for 3 different GMs and has another former GM as his PoHO, that is a lot of experience and different views to absorb information from.

 

[JPeeper]

Based on the Vancouver trade(s) today, Conroy got more for Kuzmenko (and Pelletier) than Vancouver got for JT Miller (imo). lmao

Conroy will bring glory to the Flaming C once more.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Maybe even more than the early promising returns on his GMing what I really appreciate about Craig Conroy is that he is invested heavily in the Calgary Flames and has been for most of the last twenty years. He knows what the team means to the fans in this city and he knows the faces that have been important working on improving the team. He's the guy to get everyone pulling that metaphorical rope in the same direction.

I admit I had some reservations about him and Huska as internal hires from a franchise famous for their mediocrity. They both have quelled those fears this season. Another guy who I think deserves a lot of credit is Brad Pascal, the way the Flames have been able to graduate players from their suddenly successful farm team has a lot to do with him. I can finally see a big picture position being taken by the Flames' front office and I'm very excited about that. It is going to take some exceptional management for a small market Canadian team to have success in the NHL, and while clearly we need to see some more positive results to be convinced I'm buying what the team has been selling lately.