Speculation: Dreger: Devils/Flames had a tentative deal in place for Markstrom, Flames ownership said no

[Bone Density]

If that's the price, pivot to Saros? The only thing that scares me with him is the potential extension.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

Conroy is just bad at this GM job. Losing trades, pushed around by the media, excuse making to the press, and media leaks. This guy looks in over his head

Oilers fans are experienced with useless management groups so you do have more credibility than others when making this analysis. Still don't agree with you though.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

How much do you think the ownership is willing to pay the Flames for that draft pick?

 

[andora]

Let me get this straight

It gets out specifically what ownership wants in a trade to buy what their GM is selling to trade their goalie while 8 points out.. at the trade deadline, after trading half their defence and a main forward?

Wow

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Move the Flames to Utah

 

[THE JAM]

 

[Mersss]

I think they are, there will others that will want to leave.

Want to leave and will leave are 2 totally different stories.

And its not like teams that are under then right now like SJS CHI CBJ MTL OTT etc are going to miraculously become better than the.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

I'd pay Mercer for Saros. Not Markstrom

Edit: Wait they want a high draft pick too? BAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Canadienna]

Why would you spend millions of dollars hiring people to manage your hockey team and then not let them.

Like what did they expect Conroy to do there?

 

[thrillhous]

Calgary Flames, the first team in modern NHL history to not have a GM.

 

[McJedi]

Oilers fans are experienced with useless management groups so you do have more credibility than others when making this analysis. Still don't agree with you though.

I’m an Avs fan. I know real GM work.

Your lousy GM just lost authority. Owners shutting him down. It’s a weak look. Guy isn’t even authorized to do his job.

 

[BHD]

“Marky has to be there when the guys are eliminated during the final week of the season.”

 

[McJedi]

Calgary Flames, the first team in modern NHL history to not have a GM.

The Jerry Jones structure… just without the past successes under his belt.

This owner was annoyed by the bad press trade compensation and asserted himself into the negotiations because he doesn’t trust his GM to horse trade.

Conroy might as well quit now.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Keep him. He’s too old for us anyway.

 

[Nocashstyle]

“If you could just massively overpay, that would reallyyyyyy help me out”

 

[Bounces R Way]

Conroy is just bad at this GM job. Losing trades, pushed around by the media, excuse making to the press, and media leaks. This guy looks in over his head

God if only hf user McJedi were our GM
things would be so much better

Conroy has done well moving the franchise forward. Treliving left him a big bowl of shit and he's turned it into an entire draft class worth of picks and several contributing roster players and prospects. You really just don't know what you're talking about.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

The Jerry Jones structure… just without the past successes under his belt.

This owner was annoyed by the bad press trade compensation and asserted himself into the negotiations because he doesn’t trust his GM to horse trade.

Conroy might as well quit now.

Avalanche fan in Florida who has an Oilers username. Cool stuff dude.

 

[Forge]

In all seriousness, I don't know when the last time was that I heard this much garbage flying about regarding a trade. Retention. Not not retention, its competing. No, not competing, they want Mercer. Can't agree on the the compensation, no, they were really close on the player comp but couldn't come to terms on the retention comp.

Like, damn.

 

[DS7]

Conroy doing the best he can in a thankless situation. I feel for him.

 

[Ryder71]

Move the Flames to Utah

I've been endeavoring to do that for decades now.

 

[thaman8765678]

You have to think this is bs. If you have Mercer on the table for Markstrom straight up, you take it.

 

[dgibb10]

Yeah looks like Calgary will be stuck with Markstrom then.

 

[HBK27]

Calgary would be smart to hold onto him until the summer when you could have many more suitors

Markstrom has full control over where he goes, so there won’t be “many more suitors”.

 

[Smitty426]

You have to think this is bs. If you have Mercer on the table for Markstrom straight up, you take it.

But u dont

 

[Zirakzigil]

The issue has been Mercer vs Holtz for weeks. Conroy has been refusing to budge and willing to wait until the summer.