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Originally Posted by Phaneufenstein
If we are talking about improving our forward depth and deal from a position of strength (defence) I think it makes sense.
I think there'd be incentive for Mark Stone to sign a reasonable contract here
His brother plays here, the Flames are decent team on the rise, plus he's RFA not UFA, so he doesn't have all the leverage.
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Looking at on-ice factors only, it's a trade that would make a lot of sense, you are correct. I'd still be hesitant of giving up a young future number 1 defenseman.
But Stone's an RFA for one more year, he could be gone by 2020. And even if he does sign, take a look at RFA players around the league that signed recently like Eichel (10), Draisaitl (8.5), Kuznetzov (7.8) and Johanasen (8). Centers(ish) list so not a direct comparable, but Stone is a point-per-game player (or was this season) with solid defensive abilities. At this point the lowest he should be signing for is 8M. If he's willing to sign for Gaudreau's contract, it's a no brainer but that's probably not the case.
Hamilton@5.75M>Stone@9M
Hamilton@5.75M=Stone@8M
Hamilton@5.75M<Stone@7M