Originally Posted by ComixZone
I went through the history of trades in recent years and there really isn't a comparable for the Johnny situation other than Matt Duchene. I suppose you could say Ryan O'Reilly, but the Ryan O'Reilly that was traded to St. Louis had openly declared he no longer loved hockey and wanted the hell out of Buffalo - and the GM that made that trade no longer works there while the team itself has been stuck at the bottom of the league.
The key thing with the Duchene trade was the patience that Sakic showed, which may be the only path forward for the Flames if they do want to move on from Johnny.
I think if Taylor Hall wants to sign here, you sign him - regardless of what happens with Johnny. Once you sign Hall, you can then begin trade negotiations surrounding Johnny but you only pull the trigger once you get the deal you want (and it will come, Johnny is top level elite). Until that trade happens, sure - deal with the cap crunch. Overspending on top-offensive talent is something this team has never really done, and well...we know what kind of success we've had.
FORWARDS (13)
Right wing: Johnny Gaudreau ($6,750,000) - Matthew Tkachuk ($7,000,000) - Sam Bennett ($2,550,000) - Matthew Phillips ($733,333)
Centre: Sean Monahan ($6,375,000) - Mikael Backlund ($5,350,000) - Elias Lindholm ($4,850,000) - Derek Ryan ($3,125,000)
Left wing: Taylor Hall ($8,000,000) - Andrew Mangiapane ($2,000,000) - Dillon Dubé ($778,333) - Milan Lucic ($5,250,000) - Alan Quine ($700,000)
DEFENSE (7)
Right: Rasmus Andersson ($4,550,000) - Juuso Välimäki ($894,166) - Oliver Kylington ($800,000) - Michael Stone ($700,000)
Left: Mark Giordano ($6,750,000) - Noah Hanifin ($4,950,000) - Connor Mackey ($925,000)
GOALTENDER (2)
David Rittich ($2,750,000) - Braden Holtby ($2,750,000)
BUYOUTS (2)
Troy Brouwer ($1,500,000) - Michael Stone ($1,166,667)
DETAILS
Salary Cap: $81,500,000
Cap Hit: $81,197,499
Cap Space: $302,501
Contracts:
Taylor Hall (7 years, $8M AAV)
Andrew Mangiapane (2 years, $2M AAV)
Michael Stone (1 year, $700K)
Alan Quine (1 year, $700K)
Brayden Holtby (1 year, $2.75M)
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