A deal I would consider for Johnny.
To New Jersey: Gaudreau
To Flames: Zacha, Smith, 7th overall
This deal frees up $4.5M for the Flames and makes the decision easy to walk away from Jankowski. Zacha seemed to be getting it together at .5ppg and is the same age as Lindholm when the Flames acquired him. He was picked right after Hanifin in 2015.
Ty Smith is a solid D prospect that would likely be a year away from making the team. 7th pick in the draft is one of Drysdale, Raymond, Rossi, Sanderson, Perfetti which would be another player that is a year away and potentially a cornerstone piece down the road. I really like the top 10 prospects in this draft and think there are some potential stars in the making.
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