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Originally Posted by Vinny01
We trade Brodie our biggest need goes from RW to top 4 D incredibly fast. I would say our most tradeable asset on the roster right now is not Brodie but Backlund. He is having a hell of a season with 1.5 years left on his extremely cap friendly deal. The Flames have Monahan, Bennett and Stajan with Jankowski in the minors. The Flames have NO ONE ready to fill Brodie's skates if we move him. Engellend is a fine #6 but a poor #5 and an awful #4. Wideman sucks as a #4 so no way he can be a #3.
We trade Brodie for a RW our D looks worse than the Oilers and similar to the Avs. If we are going to move Brodie a Dman needs to be the return. The Flames can move Backlund to address other areas of need
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Totally agree with this thinking IF we're looking to trade a piece of our roster. Backlund will be wanting much more money than a 3C in our long term plans is worth (behind Monahan, Bennett). His value is at an all-time high and he'd be a perfect addition to a playoff team. He'd fetch great value this year if our season starts to tank and playoff odds are looking slim...