The team does not need a shakeup. They need a good verbal serve after losing a couple on the trot, especially that 7-3 eyesore.
This is a team that has recovered from a poor start, fought into a playoff spot, and remains in a spot (for now) and still i the mix if they get overtaken.
Ideally, settling Gaudreau, Monahan and Bennett into regular lines would help - look at the Backlund line for an example of the benefit of keeping a unit together and building chemistry.
But making a big trade now doesn't make sense, especially if it impacts the expansion draft protection or involves the 1st round pick. That pick should not be moved until the Flames know where it is, and a bubble team doesn't know that until the lottery/elimination from playoffs. Getting a good RW that fits this core would be great for a pick in the teens, but not for a high lottery pick
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