If Tre can get a first for Hamonic, I'd say make that trade.
Also, I would blow up the farm for Kopitar. The guy is still a beast and the flames can make that contract fit. He solves the Franchise Center problem and gives the flames amazing depth. I would assume Janko (and a bunch of picks and prospects) goes back the other way. The cap savings from trading Hamonic, frolik and Janko would be ~$8m so king's would have to retain a bit to make it work, but going into the playoffs with Kopitar, Monahan, Backlund and Ryan would be cup contending stuff.
Flame would have to pay a King's Ransom, but at some point Tre may have to pull something like this off for the flames to become true contenders. Fortune favors the bold
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