NHL Rumors: What are the Greatest Priorities for the Calgary Flames this Offseason?

Calgary Sun: Rob Wong speaking with Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin on what are the most important priorities for Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames this offseason.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Wong: “So after all, Rome was not in-built a day Wes, however Craig Conroy did transfer out nearly all of his pending UFAs in trades through the season. So there’s rather less work to do on that and, however while you have a look at the offseason to-do lists, what do you suppose his greatest priorities are?”

Gilbertson: “Properly, the obvious one and simply to find out the long run for beginning goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Are you going to maintain him? Are you going to make them obtainable on the commerce market? Does he need to be again? that that’s a query that I’m certain was mentioned in his exit interview. One thing he understandably wasn’t prepared to rehash in, within the media.

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So you already know, Markstrom’s future is primary, Oliver Kylington is the large title on a reasonably brief listing of UFA’s. After which, you already know, kind of past these two apparent ones.

I believe the offseason precedence for the Flames is simply to form of keep the course on this, you already know, they lastly went down this path that they’re going to go youthful. That they’re going to retool or rebuild or no matter you need to name it.

I believe one of many priorities, a minimum of the way in which I see it for Craig Conroy is, you already know, don’t, don’t veer off that instantly. , don’t get tempted by a free agent who actually likes how a lot cap house you’ve gotten obtainable. Simply follow the plan right here.”

Austin: “Yeah, so I’d say earlier than I say mine, Wes’s are additionally mine. I like agree with every little thing he stated. So these are the priorities. I’m not making an attempt to make a counter argument right here.

However like I’ll say that I believe a bit peace and quiet would go a good distance round Calgary and across the Scotiabank Saddledome. , perhaps it’s been since 2022, however I believe you may go additional again with Mark Giordano and the Growth Draft and, and every little thing that occurred there. It’s simply kind of felt like there’s been an extended exodus of gamers but additionally only one factor after one other. This workforce had gone by means of a whole lot of coaches.

I simply suppose the steadiness is, goes to be good and I believe it is vitally essential to go together with that stability that you simply should not have your 2025 UFAs unsigned. You don’t need these identical questions lingering over the workforce and the group. It takes its toll. It was not straightforward on the participant or the teaching employees or frankly the media to all the time have this stuff going.

However I just do suppose that Craig Conroy, what he’s finished is he moved the blokes he needed to transfer. However we don’t, we haven’t completely seen what he desires to construct and what he desires to do. He had his hand pressured. Now we get to see him put his imprint on this workforce. I believe he’s finished a terrific job to this point.

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However perhaps simply no, no drama as Mary J. Blige used to say, depart it on the door. That’s all that, that I believe could be actually good for this group proper now.”

Wong: “Yeah, good level there. It’s been fairly a rocky final short time for the Flames. We’ll see what the offseason brings.”