Going into the deadline there is a core in place that I don't think should be traded. Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Brodie, Hamilton, Gio are the 6 players that I think are the foundation of this team. I am not totally opposed to trading our 1st as I have mentioned in the Droion thread but that has to be done carefully and with a player that can be on this team for a decade + coming back.
Every other player on the roster is open for being moved. Heck any prospect is up for discussion as well with potentially Gillies being the exception. The key is each move needs the long term rebuild as the vision. I think you do roll the dice and move Russell, Hudler, Jones if they get a decent return. Adding 2 more 2nd round picks could be huge this summer. Last year the Flames used the picks to land Dougie nth is year they may have to use a pick to shed a bad contract to free up cap space to improve the players surrounding the core. As of today the free agent class is strong but we can't be a player if we still have Wideman, Raymond, Bollig, Smid, Engellend, Stajan, and Backlund all chewing up a big chunk of cap space.
|