[Mattman]

This is how I'd do it. Just 3 simple trades.

Gaudreau - Monahan - Silfverberg *
Tkachuk - Bennett - Perry *

Spoiler!

Ducks might have to start a rebuild here. Would make sense if they wanted to retool on the fly and pick up some young and mobile defense which they seemed to be lacking this year. Maybe take of advantage while they are raw from a 1st round sweep.

D - Brodie (4.65 /3 years)
D - Fox
RW - Brouwer (4.5 mil/3 years)
RW - Foo
2020 2nd rd pick* Conditional

For

RW - Silverberg (2.75 mil/2 years)
RW - Perry (6.2 mil/4 years)(25% retained) or (8.25 mil/2 years, 4.12 mil/ 2 years) (50% retained in last 2 years)

*Conditon being Anaheim keeps the 2nd rnd pick if they choose to retain 50% in last 2 years. If not it's a 2020 3rd.

- Perry still has game.
- He's not a bum he just looks old playing on a stale, slow ducks team this year.
- Corey Perry is 32 years old.
- Troy Brouwer is 32 years old. I'm sure he'd waive his NTC to go to Anaheim.

Anaheim gets some cap flexibility and won't be anchored by Perrys contract. Anaheim gets two roster RWs, a left side d-man and a 20 year old prospect. Anaheim, as incentive, gets to keep Calgary's 2020 2nd round pick if they retain Perry's salary 50% two years down the road, saving cap for Tkachuk and Jankowski contracts.

Silverberg has wicked speed and a quick shot so play him on the 1st.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Silverberg

And honestly how terrifyingly insane would this line be..
Tkachuk - Backlund - Perry

Ferland makes the bottom 6 stronger than the top 6.
(????) - Jankowski - Ferland

Buchnevich** - Jankowski - Ferland
Versteeg - Dube - Hathaway

Giordano - Hamilton
Skeji** - Hamonic
Kulak - Stone

Spoiler!

Bennett is a young guy under the microscope not doing so hot. Ship him out East so atleast he doesn't come back to bite top hard. Might as take advantage of the Ranger rebuild.

C,LW - Bennet (1.9 mil/2 years)
RW - Frolik (4.3 mil/ 3 years)

for

D - Skjei (RFA)
LW - Buchnevich (RFA)
LW - Belesky (1.9 mil/ 3 years)


Rangers scoring was insanely low this year. Behind Zibanejad and Zuccarello, it's a drop off to 3rd/4th line players. So you get some potentials threats in Frolik and Bennett. I do think the value right across is fair, Flames get 2 RFAs that NYR maybe can't aford with 8 RFA roster players needing contracts next summer.
(And Idk play Belesky on the 4th, bury him in the minors?)

- Brady Skjei, 6"3 left handed D, averaged 21:02 toi and 25 points in 82 games as a 24 year old.
- Pavel Buchnevich, 6"2 and pretty quick for a big guy. 29 points as a rookie and might fit in well beside Jankowski.
- If you've seen the Rangers play you know these guys can play.

Lundquivst ***
Gilles/Rittich

Spoiler!

Flames trade to Buffalo:
- Smith
- Gilles/Rittich/Parsons (Pick one)
-2018 3rd pick

Sabres then trade to New York:
-Gilles, Rittich, or Parsons
-Lehner
-2018 3rd pick (Cgy or Buf)

Rangers trade to Calgary:
Lundquivst

My thinking behind this is if Buffalo wants to be a competitive team next year, and the Rangers are committing to a fill rebuild Lunquivst wants to chase a cup maybe.


Flames
In: Lundquivst
Out: Gilles, Rittich or Parsons, 3rd(2018 74 overall pick)+ M. Smith

Buffalo
In: M. Smith, 3rd(2018 74 overall pick)
Out: Gilles, Rittich, or Parsons, 3rd( 2018 63 overall pick)+ Lehner

NYR
In: Gilles, Rittich, or Parsons, 3rd( 2018 63 overall pick)+ Lehner
Out: Lundquivst

Flames trade the most get the best.
Sabres trade to upgrade Lehner to Smith.
Rangers trade for the future.