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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I'm not so sure that it's that bad.
Devils basically trade Hall with one year remaining for an established star like Monny with a reasonable contract in place.
I'm assuming Hall, in this scenario, won't sign an extension with NJ.
They are not likely to get a better deal from anyone else.
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So our LW picture includes Gaudreau, Hall, and Tkachuk and our top center is Backlund? I understand Lindholm can be moved to C but then our right side is extremely weak.
I think a Hall for Monahan deal makes sense if the Flames are trading Gaudreau for a new number 1 C. Let’s say the Flames trade Monahan for Hall then to re-sign Hall it will likely be a $10M per deal. If they trade Gaudreau for Point it will likely be another $10M deal. Flames shakeup their core by adding nearly $7M cap to their team. The positive end of those moves would likely be 6-7 years of term left rather than 3-4.
Ultimately I don’t see either move happening and the earliest we see a Gaudreau/Monahan trade would be next summer.