There has been discussion going on in other threads about the likelihood of the flames making a trade and the relative value they can expect to give vs. get in trade scenarios involving players like Brodie, Hamilton, Hamonic and Stone. Rather than derail those conversations, let's put a number on it and go from there. Most Flames fans that post on this board watch Flames games, so everyone should have an understanding of what the player brings, their cap, etc. This value for other teams can be nebulous to determine especially if a poster has watched a lot or a little of a given roster. We should all be on relatively equal footing here in terms of what we've seen from the roster.
What kind of return does everyone expect to get from a player like Stone Vs. a player like Brodie as an example from another thread?
If their value was on a scale between 1 and 10, would Stone be a 7 and Brodie an 8? Is Stone a 5 and Brodie an 8? Is Stone a 5 and Brodie a 6?
So many of these trades proposals and team building suggestions get picked apart for relative trade imbalance on the other side of the equation. Let's start some of these rankings from the Flames perspective and compare that to potential trade partners around the league.
The answer to that question will probably reveal a lot about what kind of return one poster or another thinks is legitimate. It might also be a fun exercise to revisit on an annual or bi-annual basis to see how perceived values can change.
Johnny Gaudreau
Sean Monahan
Matthew Tkachuk
Micheal Ferland
Mikael Backlund
Dougie Hamilton
Mark Giordano
T.J. Brodie
Sam Bennett
Mark Jankowski
Michael Frolik
Troy Brouwer
Kris Versteeg
Garnet Hathaway
Jaromir Jagr
Travis Hamonic
Curtis Lazar
Brett Kulak
Michael Stone
Matt Stajan
Mike Smith
Matt Bartkowski
Rasmus Andersson
Jon Gillies
Tanner Glass
Marek Hrivik
Andrew Mangiapane
David Rittich