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Originally Posted by ah123
I don’t understand how trading Brodie or Bennett to the Oilers is beneficial. The Flames would be helping them plug major holes, making it more difficult for the Flames to make the playoffs next year. I don’t really see how RNH helps the Flames, unless they flip him (or Jankowski) to another team for more sandpaper type player
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I don’t care if we help oilers plug holes if it makes our team better.
I think we can stand down from the hysteria over Lucic coming here. Doesn’t make any sense. Can’t see Brodie waiving for Edm either.
If (and I stress if) oilers want Bennett, we won’t give him up for zip. Treliving was hard after Kadri as a second line C and while he would have provided grit and scoring, not too many players are available that can provide that. If Bennett is going out, you’d think RNH is coming back. But Bennett for RNH won’t work salary wise (or value wise for Edmonton imho), so deal has to expand.
With Edmonton weak on wings, frolik could be a top six for them and get a fresh start with a coach. Neal also helps them on the wing, but Neal/Bennett/Frolik for RNH slants the deal in oilers favour, so more needs to be added by Edm. Can see Kassian coming our way to replace lost grit, but edm still needs to add without salary coming back. So you’re talking prospects and/or picks. So deal would loo as follows (salaries rounded)
To CGY
RNH - $6
kassian - $2
Picks/Prospects (maybe includes Poolparty who can slot in as rw)
To Edm
Neal - $6
Frolik - $4
Bennett - FA
We save $2m and don’t have to sign Bennett which would leave $12m to sign Tkachuk/Rittich/mangiapane. Edm takes on $2m in salary and they can probably bury enough salary to sign Bennett and builds strength on wings. We keep lindholm As first line rw and boost our second line C which slots Backlund as 3c.
Maybe the Bennett talk is a smokescreen and Frolik goes for picks/ prospects and that’s the extent of it. But if Bennett is going north, Edm has to add value and can’t see it not involving RNH.