I really wonder how enticing a guy like Poirier is as a young, controllable player from Yzerman's POV? Too bad he's struggling this year but if Yzerman sees something in him, you would think he sort of fits the bill here, especially if we take Carle. Obviously, that would make things super tight cap-wise, but it would make both Hudler and Russell expendable with being replaced by Droiun and Carle coming in. A big selling point here would be Poirier having 2.5 years left on his ELC.
Drouin+Carle for Poirier
Should CGY add? Carle is a pretty big poison pill to swallow, he by all rights should tank Drouin's value if attached to him in a trade.
Effectively Drouin is downgraded into Poirier at the cost of the Flames fully absorbing Carle's contract. Could be too risky for our cap situation obviously, but the rewards could be great if BT could manage to navigate the mess of overpaid players.
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