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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
The Sens will look for more than that - that is essentially two late first round picks and a salary dump. I think that there are other teams who would offer up more than that for Stone, especially if he had an extended contract.
The Sens are in a position where they will want as many good young players as possible right now and if the Flames were to make a pitch at Stone I think that the package would likely include Bennett, Andersson and a first round pick.
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I think you are right that they would likely get better offers. Very late 1st rounders are not terribly valuable. One way to maybe entice them would be to have conditions on the either of the 1st rounders where they could choose to defer one to 2021 or 2022 if the Flames place too high in the standings. It would give them a little more control and a safe bet that the Flames will finish lower in the standings in a couple of years.
But I have to disagree that Frolik is just a salary dump. He is a useful player that would free up a lot of cap space and give them flexibility for them to sign UFAs or acquire big name players. He would also likely get a lot more ice time and a bigger role in Ottawa, and his production would probably go up.