I still feel if this does involve the Flames it starts with Hamonic due to his ties with Tavares and the fact that he checks off basically every box in terms of what the Leafs are looking for in a top 4 D.
Hamonic + Jankowski is a deal I could see being made with the emergence of Andersson and with Stone being wasted as a 7th D right now and that’s not to say I don’t like Hamonic; I think the trade that acquired him is overly criticized and that Hamonic is often under appreciated until recently by a good amount here.
Going forward we would have to shed further salary in Frolik/Stone; add that to the buyouts coming of the books, a potential cap increase and a reallocation of Smith’s salary as well and it is doable.
Frolik to Carolina for Van Riemsdyk
Stone to Ottawa for Pitts 3rd pick
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Nylander - Neal
Bennett - Backlund - Czarnik
Mangiapane - Dube - Ryan
Hathaway
Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Andersson
Valimaki - Van Riemsdyk
Kylington
Rittich (Re-sign in the off-season)
Smith (Sign Mrazek in the off-season)
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