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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I would hate to trade him but I actually kind of feel like if you know Gaudreau wants to go to the Flyers then this might be the summer to pull the trigger.
Flyers appear to be going all in to win with Giroux (3 years left), they have some cap space, have the right combination of picks/roster players/prospects, and Fletcher as new GM seems to have the marching orders to make a splash this summer.
Lots of good pieces in the Flyers organization:
Top Pick: Check
11th Overall Pick
Good Young Roster Players: Check
Gostisbehere - 4 x $4.5M
Konecny - RFA
Sanheim - RFA
Provorov - RFA
Patrick - ELC
Prospects: Check
Morgan Frost
Joel Farabee
Jay O'Brien
German Rubtsov
If the Flyers called up the Flames with a "godfather" offer and offered 11th overall, Konecny, and 2-3 other pieces from what I have listed then I'd probably do it.
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I think that has the outline of a realistic trade, but still too rich for the Flyers. I could see something like:
To Flyers:
Gaudreau
Kylington
Flames 2019 1st (26 OA)
To Flames
Konecny
Frost
Flyers 2019 1st (11 OA)
But I just don't see Flames' ownership signing off on moving Gaudreau. He's the face of the franchise, and they're still in negotiations for the new arena. They need Johnny to help sell tickets and the inevitable ticket price increases.