“Well every day since the start of the season, Craig, Dave, Brad, myself have talked about how to improve the club every day, short-term or long-term. Flames fans know we have some contracts that are up.
We’d like to keep all our players. The reality is in a cap world you probably can’t. It’s a real balancing act. Ultimately the players sort of dictate who stays and who goes, quite frankly.
We’ve liked some things about our team. Probably not where we want to be in the standings. We all know what a great people person he (
Craig Conroy) is, his communication skills within the league, around the league.
I think part of the job is just getting to know the other managers and have relationships. That’s a real strength for Craig.
We’re continuing to look at our team.
We thought, okay we’ll get through the All-Star break, see where we sit, see where we stand. Continue to talk to our own players and agents and yet, realistically be in the marketplace and try and figure out how we can better this club. And that’s a daily act on our part.”