All this talk has me legitimately curious as to the trade value of Stamkos.
IMO, a signed/signable Stamkos will cost a lot more than Bennett unfortunately. Bennett+1st+a prospect is an absolute no brainier from our end but 28 teams would beat that in a second. Sub Hudler or Russell for the prospect and I don't think it really bridges the gap from TB's POV.
Any trade for Stamkos would be quite uncomfortable to say the least (in terms of what we would have to give up). Uncomfortable doesn't even do it justice, it would be downright painful. It's difficult to even speculate but I would think they'd want players like Gillies, Poirier and Klimchuk to be part of the conversation for sure.
Bennett+Gillies+Klimchuk+1st for signed Stamkos+2nd?
Too much? Too little? Drop the 2nd? Turn Klimchuk into Poirier? Turn Gillies into McDonald?
I'm thinking in terms of value, not what is good for the Flames future necessarily. There is no doubt that several of the aforementioned assets would be a part of any Stamkos trade. Whether or not it would be a good idea is separate from what i'm talking about.
People might bring up the Kessel trade as a comparable and say that is too much but remember that a) Kessel is not as good or as young as Stamkos b) this is Yzerman we'd hypothetically be dealing with.
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