Pastrnak obviously fills our biggest hole. And even though I don't like trading Cs for wingers, and I think Bennett is going to be a star, I would do a deal with Bennett and Fox (and a salary equalizer).
However, the one big problem here is Pastrnak's contract demands. The Flames managed to keep Johnny to $6.75M and have no one on the payroll at $7M. If Pastrnak were signed for something higher, it could cause serious disruption, and undo everything Treliving has accomplished to date.
Very dangerous, and I wouldn't pull the trigger unless I had a deal in place with Pastrnak first.
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