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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel
Hall is not a replacement for JG. You still have to knock it out of the park if you trade Johnny. Who will generate offence and carry the puck in?
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I think swapping out Hall for Gaudreau would be part of a restructuring of the whole forward core—not just individual parts. In that event, the Flames likely run with one of the following two combinations as the roster is currently configured:
Hall · Monahan · Lindholm
Tkachuk · Backlund · Mangiapane
Tkachuk · Monahan · Lindholm
Hall · Backlund · Mangiapane
This does not take into consideration the addition of any assets returned in a Gaudreau trade, but this on its own would shift the responsibility more to Monahan and Lindholm to carry the puck, which in my opinion is not a bad thing. I have always thought that Monahan defers to Gaudreau instinctively, and far too often. Impressing upon the players some different looks that require them to alter their own game can often produce better results.