I doubt that Treliving is going to make any bold moves and certainly not risky ones. He has been very clear that they are staying committed to their development/rebuilding blueprint and will not deal key building blocks or prospects.
I also believe that both Burkie and Treliving know that this is not the year the Flames were going for it in terms of Lord Stanley. If the Flames make the playoffs great, if they can win one round that would be ecxeeding all expectations.
But in terms of trades any that happen are more likely to be minor moves. As fans we like to speculate, but the reality will likely be far more modest in terms of outcomes.
Basically they will let the kids go as far as they can, but, IMHO, management feels no compulsion to have a big trade impact on performance in this year's playoff race.
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