Classement de confiance du front-office de la LNH, 2023 : ce que les fans pensent de chaque équipe
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vonnierotten
@Flames de Calgary
Classement de confiance du front-office de la LNH, 2023 : ce que les fans pensent de chaque équipe
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vonnierotten
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31. Calgary Flames
>It’s always difficult to judge new front offices that haven’t really done anything of note yet. In this context though, not doing anything is something of note. Many Flames fans were cautious in evaluating the job of new GM Craig Conroy while also being quick to point out that he should’ve been a lot more active this summer. The Tyler Toffoli trade was a start, albeit not a great one. But a still unclear future for Elias Lindholm, Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin isn’t ideal.
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>That it shows is a lack of direction for the Flames. In their defense, maybe it is in the team’s best interest to be a little patient here. As poorly as last season went, there’s still enough talent on the roster to be competitive next season, making it prudent to not completely rush into a rebuild. Especially if they want to see how things go with a new coach.
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>That patience can be a very dangerous thing though in this specific circumstance. It delays the seemingly inevitable and if all does go well on the ice this year it could mean the front office locking itself into a group that’s unlikely to contend long-term. Calgary has the chance to cash in on some coveted assets and doing so is likely the savviest decision. While wanting to win is understandable, the worry is that it ends in a first-round exit and an eight-year overpayment on Lindholm.
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>Calgary’s long-term future is at stake this season and it doesn’t feel like there are many who are confident the Flames will make the right decision for it.
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How likely is it that each of Hani, Lindy and Backs choose to re-sign after the first half season, if team and coaching is very different and « better » than previous years?
Is this a thing?
I think for Backs it is most applicable IMO.
> The Leafs moved on from Kyle Dubas after a very public contract negotiation turned sour and it’s that one move that many Leafs fans surveyed view as the team’s worst.
Lmao yeah this was the teams fault, how could they move on from someone who makes contradictory statements to the team and then the media, and then demand a higher salary and position within the organization?
> In a summer where the new regime signed Ryan Reaves to a three-year deal at $1.3 million per year, that’s saying something. Dubas was not without his faults, but it’s safe to say he wouldn’t have done that. There was always a clearcut process that’s already immediately apparent in Pittsburgh and it’s no shock to see the two teams move in opposite directions on this list as a result. He wasn’t perfect in Toronto, but he was able to limit and learn from mistakes better than most with a clear vision of how to build a contending hockey club.
There was a process? Was that process massively overpaying 4 forwards to severely hamper the teams ability to fill out the rest of the roster? Or was it overpaying an injury prone goalie that couldn’t save a beach ball mid season? And then doing it again the next season?
31st seems very fair.
I get Conroy is very fresh on the job but to go from his opening presser talking about not letting the Gaudreau situation happen again and not going into the season with a bunch of UFAs to then doing quite literally nothing the next 3 months is concerning.