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Sign TJ Brodie 5 years $5,000,000 per (Familiarity and a flat cap discount)
Sign Derek Forbort 1 year $2,000,000 (Chance to play top 4 on a good team after an injury plagued, COVID shortened season)
Sign Taylor Hall 7 years $8,000,000 per (Rumors of mutual interest, Duchene/flat cap discount)
Sign Michael Stone 1 year $700k (good depth guy, lives in CGY)
Sign Zac Rinaldo 1 year $700k (good depth guy, fit in well here)
Sign Logan Shaw 1 year $700k (good depth guy, right shot, size)
Trade Noah Hanifin for Max Domi
Habs get a young top 4 LHD, they are sorely lacking in that position, and they have Danault, Suzuki, Kotkaniemi as centers so can afford to shop Domi.
Flames get a feisty prime aged C/LW to fit in with their core and give them more options and depth at C, usually good for 50-60 points, might see those numbers balloon with better line mates.
Trade Johnny Gaudreau for Martin Necas, Morgan Geekie, Jake Bean
Canes get a superstar LW for 2 seasons guaranteed, and who I believe they could extend as Raleigh is not far from Johnny's home and playing there would likely have less of a spot light than other markets out in that area.
Flames get a 21 year old right shot RW/C who was on pace for 20g/44p in his rookie season, a 21 year old right shot RW/C with size and grit who's just breaking into the league and has scored at every level, and a 22 year old LHD who is pretty much NHL ready as well and as a bonus is from Calgary.
Necas was 12th overall in 2017 and Bean was 13th overall in 2016, so the pedigree is there and both stand a good shot at being part of the core going forward.
Trade Sam Bennett, Oliver Kylington for Tristan Jarry
Pens get a gritty young winger with pedigree who needs a change of scenery to possibly plug onto the wing of one of their elite centers. They also get a young LHD with upside and just breaking into the league. Could also sub in a 2nd round pick or a forward prospect in place of either guy.
Flames get a good young goalie to platoon with Rittich for a year, and then decide who to move forward with after that. Jarry and Murray are both RFA's and I see the Pens moving one of them this off season. Jarry just went 20-12-1 with a 2.43 GAA and 0.921 save % this season with Murray having a down year.
Sign Max Domi 6 years $6,000,000 per
Sign Andrew Mangiapane 2 years $2,000,000 per
Sign Tristan Jarry 2 years $2,000,000 per
Line up
Tkachuk - Monahan - Lindholm
Hall - Domi - Necas
Mangiapane - Backlund - Dube
Lucic - Ryan - Geekie
Rinaldo/Shaw
Giordano - Brodie
Forbort - Andersson
Valimaki - Bean
Stone
Rittich
Jarry
Leaves about $1.5 million cap space with a $81.5 million flat cap.
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