Fact: at some point Burke will trade some small wingers, of which the Flames have plenty. Specifically left wingers. Of all positions, Left wing is the only one where I would say the Flames have "good" depth.
Fact: Neither Burke nor Ward have many good things to say about Sven Baertschi. He still holds pretty high value.
No matter how one might think Sven turns out (personally I think he can be an impact winger, very good complementary piece) I think he is the player who Burke will dangle in any significant trade talks he has this summer. A trade might not get done, but if it does, I'm betting Sven is part of it.
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