It is not as simple as singling out trading partners on the basis of their goals allowed and cap situation. EVERY team will be looking to improve in the summer regardless of where they finished, and if a team believes that they can improve their own defensive depth by making a deal with the Flames, they will do so. Last year Carolina acquired Dougie Hamilton despite already having an impressive core of young defensemen. SJ made a deal to add Erik Karlsson even though they already had Brent Burns and were among the League’s better defending teams.
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