That's part of my point. That he's stuck with them makes other moves far less useful as standalone moves. Why bother trading Weegar for random "value" (aka, a 1st and stuff) when you're already pot committed to Kadri & Huberdeau? Your best bet is to retool in that situation, not rebuild because you kind of can't rebuild. He's already more or less forced into a fair amount of roster change this summer, just lean into that and see what you can turn that cap and assets into.
Fundamentally, I think that you're forgetting Conroy's marching orders simply don't include a tear down/tank right now with a 1+ Billion dollar facility under construction. His bosses are telling him to compete, he won't be able to sell them a rebuild.