Unlike Conroy who was on cloud 9 last night right after the trade.
Yeah, but he lost the trade. Look at this: Salim Valji: Calgary Flames believe Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee bring offensive boost | TSN
“I definitely wanted to give the team something,” Conroy said. “They deserved it. They’ve earned it, and to give them a boost, a shot in the arm, or whatever it is, we felt like these two players could do that. And they’re at the right age.”
The Flames are 28th in goals per game, an area that should be upgraded both now and in seasons to come with the 24-year-old left winger Farabee and 25-year-old centre Frost, both of whom are under team control beyond this season. The two have a combined 19 goals this season, while Kuzmenko and Pelletier have a combined eight.
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“I watched [Frost] tonight on the power play, he made some real nice plays,” Conroy said. “Quick one-touches, he gets the puck in. He can transport the puck up and get it in. We’ve had some problems at times this year getting the puck in. And Joel, he’s got some jam and he can score.”
“[Pelletier] was giving the guys kisses and rubbing heads and all that,” Conroy said. “That’s the tough part, but you’re trying to build something here. You’re trying to bring in the right people, but it’s that room that’s doing it. It’s that veteran leadership group.”
Conroy is prioritizing offense and depending on the leadership group to set the culture while losing a player who is giving kisses and rubbing heads. You just can't replace that kind of culture.