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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
Hamonic + 1st for Ehlers
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Terrible trade for the Flames. Winnipeg needs cap relief and and we send them one of our most important defenders for a small soft forward who has not performed to his cap hit? Not a chance. Ehlers will likely be moved, and its going to be for a underwhelming return IMO. I would take Ehlers, but only if we jettisoned some of our smaller softer players as well.
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Brodie + Jankowski for Kadri
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I might be able to get behind this one. I think the Flames need to move one of their defensemen and I think Brodie is the odd man out. We have a Brodie clone in Kylington, so the loss of him will be minimal and save us some money. I'm not a big fan of moving Jankowski yet. Everyone is ####ting all over him because of his performance in the post-season, but people should be reminded this was his first taste of playoff action at this level of play. Jankowski wasn't the only one to not play well in the post-season, and he executed his role on the team otherwise. If you can make this happen with possibly getting a 2nd or 3rd round pick kicked in from the Toronto side to provide longer term value, then go for it. Otherwise I'm hesitant to move a quality cost controlled player like Jankowski at this point.
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Frolik for a max retained Reimer
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Don't see any reason to do this. Better goaltenders available in free agency. I would rather move Frolik for a future player in a good prospect or a draft pick.
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Neal (1 mill retained) + Czarnik for Andrew Shaw
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Neal gets another year to prove himself. This is selling low with maximum hit for marginal return. I'd dump Czarnik by himself for a draft pick if anyone wants him. Don't see any interest though. Every team has a few Czarniks in the minors.
Sign RFA Tkachuk 8 x 7.5 AAV - Too long a term. Five or six years max at that amount. Tkachuk's disappearance down the stretch and in the post season has me spooked.
Sign RFA Bennett 3 x 3.125 AAV - Too much money. Bennett is a $2.5-2.75M player. Don't give him the Bouma treatment.
Sign RFA Rittich 4 x 4 AAV - Too much money and too much term. Give him a prove it contract and then worry about paying him this much next summer.
Sign RFA Mangiapane 2 x 1.25 AAV - Too much money. Hasn't proven he can play at this level yet. Another prove it contract IMO.
Sign UFA Hathaway 2 x 1.25 AAV - Seems fair.
Sign UFA McQuaid 2 x 2.5 AAV - Why in god's name... ??????
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Gaudreau 6.75 - Monahan 6.375 - Lindholm 4.85
Tkachuk 7.5 - Kadri 4.5 - Ehlers 6
Bennett 3.125 - Backlund 5.35 - Shaw 3.9
Mangiapane 1.25 - Ryan 3.125 - Hathaway 1.25
Dube .950
Giordano 6.75 - Andersson .756
Hanifin 4.95 - Stone 3.5
Valimaki .894 - McQuaid 2.5
Kylington .731 - Yelesin.925
Rittich 4
Reimer 1.7
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Don't see a playoff team there. That second line just looks to be a line the opposition feasts on. That blueline scares the bejesus out of me. Stone in the top four? Nope. Still don't have goaltending there. Rittich is a question mark and Reimer is hot garbage. Big Save Dave doesn't show up every game and this team is done.
From another thread, here's my go.
Trying to add five players that could really help the Flames and address their heavy game. Sean Couturier, Nolan Patrick, Josh Anderson, and Adam Lowry are the targets. Are these players accessible? Possibly. Couturier and Patrick only come if you make a big splash by moving a player like Johnny Gaudreau to the Flyers. If you could swing a deal with the Jets where they are moving Ehlers to the Flames in a deal for a defenseman, then moving Gaudreau may not be as hard to swallow. Anderson is the hard one to get IMO.
To Winnipeg: Brodie, Jankowski, 2nd
To Calgary: Ehlers & Lowry
To Philadelphia: Gaudreau & Backlund
To Calgary: Couturier & Patrick
To Columbus: Monahan, Frolik & Czarnik
To Calgary: Anderson & Jenner
Patrick-Couturier-Anderson
Tkachuk-Lindholm-Ehlers
Neal-Ryan-Mangipagne
Bennett-Lowry-Jenner
Dube-Hathaway
That's a pretty heavy lineup and one that can play the game any way you like. Flames really need to get bigger and still have the skill. Some people are going to question the big pay for Anderson and Jenner, but I believe Anderson is the O'Reilly of wingers in the NHL. Terribly under-rated player that would be a massive difference maker.