[Royle9]

Originally Posted by 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)

So you trade Bennett but he's also our 2nd line center.
You're a wizard!