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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I wouldn't trade Brodie for Duchene or Landeskog.
Why would Brodie be expendable? Kulak becomes our 2nd best LHD?
We can't trade Hamonic we just gave up a ton to get him. Stone doesn't have the value and was just re-signed. Dougie is too valuable to trade as well.
I don't know why the Avs would want a 27 year old Dman for any of their players that are younger when they need to rebuild.
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Brodie isn't expendable. But he's the cost. And if you examine how Stanley Cup champs construct their rosters, he's a luxury. You generally need one Norris calibre player, one Boychuk/Seabrook level player, and a one Voynov/Stralman type.
The Flames have Gio, Dougie and Hamonic, and tick all those boxes. The other three guys need to be able to keep their head above water and spell off the top pair. They need to be good decision makers, and they need to not burn you with stupid mistakes. They don't need to be 30 point players, they don't need to be possession gods, they just need to work. If you can re-allocate resources to get another 1st line offensive talent, I think you should.
Colorado wants a 27 year old D because Capfriendly lists them with FOUR(!!!!) NHL D on their roster - Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie, Nikita Zadorov and someone else I've never heard of. They might be rebuilding, but it's not like Brodie is a pending free agent. He's under control for three more years at a reasonable number.
The other component here is that Sakic simply hasn't been offered the packages he wants. If he had, Duchene would be gone. Teams no he has no option, so they're not going to rush to meet his ask. Sakic is Iginlaing this negotiation, full stop. The prospects he gets, if he gets them, will be Berra + Cundari level fodder.
I would feel an awful lot better about the prospect of doing this if our goaltending was settled.