Since Stone is a pending UFA, I would alter the strategy slightly. Re-sign him to a shorter term than Brouwer, say 3.5/3 and expose him and Brouwer at the expansion draft. Does LV take the veteran top-six winger with longer term in Brouwer or the #4 defenceman with a shorter term in Stone? Stone probably won't be thrilled by the prospect of being exposed, but there will be a lot of guys exposed and it would be the Flames hedging. Of course you may have to overpay Stone since as a UFA he can decide where he goes, whereas in this scenario he could end up in LV. Sure it is simpler to re-sign him as a UFA, just a hypothetical.
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