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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I don’t understand the argument that’s we’d auto lose a Monahan or Gaudreau trade. Makes no sense to me at all. They have sky high trade value. They are young, skilled and on great contracts. Every team would want those kids.
People said the same of Hamilton last year. Couldn’t deal him, contact was too good, upside too high, we’d auto lose the trade. Specious reasoning.
Tkachuk ain’t going anywhere. I think Monahan and Gaudreau are going to cause a lot of discussion amongst our management, scouts and coaches. What they will determine we have no idea. First you have to determine whether you think they’ll ever be big playoff performers. Then you have to determine if that’s a problem. Loubardias made an interesting point when he talked about you still need to make the playoffs and Gaudreau gets you there even if his game goes downhill once the hooking and holding ramps up in the playoffs.
But interesting you talk about Hanifin as he’s one of the last players I’d be moving.
My not looking to move list includes: Tkachuk, Lindholm, Valimaki, Hanifin, Andersson, Kylington, Dube, Mangiapane
That said the only players I’d be actively shopping are Brodie, Stone and Neal.
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Sure. It shopping Neal and Stone doesn’t make you better. It just sends out dead weight and of course other teams know this.
Brodie gets you something.
So to me the focus isn’t on who you trade, it’s on what player or kind of player you target and then what it will take to get him.
I like Hanifin as a young defenseman but have no heartburn in trading him for the right piece. For me the Avalanche series was eye opening in how ineffective the Flames mobile defensemen were in containing the Avs skill and speed. He’ll get better no doubt but teams will covet him. I feel similarly about Hamonic. I like his toughness and leadership, but you can’t overpay for that. He’s on an expiring deal.