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Originally Posted by Bingo
Treliving needs to assess three things with his new coaching staff and particularly Peters.
1. Is he married to the left righty thing.
2. Does he want the top four returned from last year or does he need change it up?
3. Does he want room made for the likes of Andersson and Valimaki and if so what is his timing?
My assumptions are "if possible", "no", and then I'm not sure
I'd also assume they won't move from Hamonic this quickly so Brodie is the most likely guy to be traded. If that's the case it opens up either a left spot for Kulak to move up or Valimaki to challenge or for an offside option with either Stone or Andersson.
If they want it more clear they can certainly move Brodie and Stone and then have Andersson pencilled in.
I've always maintained that if the gains from adding a forward (lets say Nino Niederreiter) are greater in the trickle down effect than the loss of Brodie to say a Kulak, Valimaki or Andersson/Stone on their off side you go for it.
The Flames have young guys coming, and if they have to sacrifice uncertainty on the blueline to fix things up front so be it.
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I'm of a similar mindset in that I believe if the Flames are looking to add a forward via trade the only assets that we can afford to move are on the backend.
- Gio/Hamilton (elite first pairing)
- Hamonic (physical top 4 defensive dman - unique to our group)
- Valamaki (top prospect with big upside and minimal question marks)
- Andersson (top end RHed offensive prospect that looks ready)
- Kylington (elite skills and has thrived in AHL at a young age)
- Fox (RHed with highend offensive skillset, fleeing as FA is unlikely but possible)
- Kulak (top 6, home grown and young enough that he may provide more)
- Brodie (top 4 guy but Valamaki looks like he could eventually replace him)
- Stone (top 4/5 RH guy with hard shot and grit but Andersson looks ready)
If I'm going to move any of these guys I would start at the bottom of the list and work my way up. There is a line of succession in place where Valamaki and Andersson should replace Brodie and Stone.
I'm a pretty big fan of the top 8 guys on the list and hope they are all with the organization until the Fox situation forces us to make a move. Truth be told I like all 10 but feel Brodie and Stone's skillsets are the easiest to replace from within, given the prospects we have stockpiled.
I truely believe, like Nashville and Anahiem have done in recent years, that we will churn out a handful of NHL dmen in a short period of time. We would be wise to take advantage of that and use the excess to get help in other areas.