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Old 07-07-2020, 09:56 AM   #949
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Originally Posted by Vinny01 View Post
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.
The Devils have 3 1sts in this upcoming draft, depending on the outcome of the lottery and whether or not the Canucks win their play in.

7th - NJD
11th - ARI
13th - VAN

I think it's extremely optimistic to think that the Devils would part with the highest one of the three.

Also, trading Johnny for any package that includes a 2020 draft pick means they are likely trading Johnny prior to securing Taylor Hall, unless they are able to secure his rights in a trade then they won't be able to talk to him (legally) until after the draft is completed. That would require the Yotes to be willing to trade his rights.


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Originally Posted by djsFlames View Post
Really doubt it's that cut and dry.

If a team comes knocking then that means they are looking to add a superstar to their top 6, and fetching one for 6.75 is way more ideal than a 9-10M player.

Teams that want to compete make space to make such adds when they want to push themselves over the top, and go right to the cap.

If the Flames want to take minimal money back then they should be able to accomplish that just fine because of the already reasonable cap hit.

We're not taking anybody's dead weight if we don't want to when we're offering what will be the best player in the deal, and if we do then it's because the suitor is willing to massively overpay in futures.
Well put.
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