Calgary needs a top pairing defenceman.
I don't get the trade Brodie for a forward talk, looking at the Flames now they have fixed the forward issue and are looking for Giordano's new partner. Fundamentally, they need to stand pat and see how this all shakes out, Hannifin is really coming along and makes very few mistakes and is already the second best defensemen.
Despite that it seems that as a result of the Hamilton trade in terms of quality(and the RL defense mix) they are playing the 1 with the 3rd best D and the number 2 with the 4th best Defensemen. Time will tell if that works out but with Hamonic out they are very thin on the top 4. I think that there is no way they trade Brodie except for another defensemen or perhaps as part of goalie trade that can cover for a challenged set of defensemen.
Ultimately if the younger defensemen pan out as top 4s the problem will solve itself but it will take time.
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