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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
depends on what you are looking for... if you are looking for a complimentary piece with some potential upside, then a guy like Pageau would fit the bill... and he wouldn't be super expensive in terms of either acquisition cost or future salary expectations.
Hoffman is a primary piece, and would expect to be compensated that way as well as having a much higher acquisition price.
I like Hoffman, i just am not sure what the flames are willing to give up to get him...
i would not be opposed to trading Brodie, based on the reports of Andersson looking close to NHL ready and additionally it being a position of depth in the organization...
Backlund is a big question right now, and the hope is that somethings are getting answered behind the scenes (ie what is Backlund's cost/length of contract demands)... you don't want to trade backlund, but if his ask is too rich, then you might have no choice but to move him before the deadline unless you are willing to roll the dice that you can sign him prior to UFA...
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Hoffman is under contract for two more years @ $5.187 (Seriously? You can't do 5.2 or 5.1, it has to be 5.187?)
I would trade Brodie to bring in Hoffman, straight across. I think to win a cup, you need a goalie, you need to score, and you need a couple horses who can play 25 minutes while the other four guys scrap and claw their way to the next shift.
In the playoffs, you need offensive weapons. The deeper a team goes, the better all teams get defensively anyway. You need players that can put the puck in the net. The margin of victory is likely to be one goal - you need as many options to get that one goal as you can.
It would suck to see Brodie go, but for a 30 goal scorer, under contract, you can plug in on any of the top three lines?
Do it.