Tampa management must not be nice people. First St.Louis wanted out and now looks like Stamkos will leave.
There's a zero chance Trei will trade Monahan. I doubt Bennett is involved, if he is then Stamkos will have to agree to an extension beforehand.
I'm going to see UFA trades and players who requested trades from last few years and project the cost.
Kovalchuk: Oduya, Bergfors, Cormier, 1st
St.Louis: Callahan and 2 draft picks
Ryan: Silfverberg, Noesen, 1st
Iginla: Agostino, Hanowski, 1st
Those players vary in age/star level but in none of those trades a prospect like Bennett was involved or a player like Monahan was the return. It just doesn't happen.
The return will likely be: Hudler, Poirier, 1st if a trade is to go down.
Lightning can role out:
Triplets
Drouin-Filppula-Hudler
Killorn-Namestnikov-Callahan
Condra-Boyle-Paqquette
Flames can go
Gaudreau-Stamkos-Frolik
Bennett-Monahan-Jones
Ferland-Backlund-Colborne
Raymond-Stajan-Jooris
Bollig
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