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Old 07-09-2020, 10:51 AM   #1261
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Big "IF" here - curious for opinions.

Say the Flames win the lottery (and lose to the Jets ) do you:


a) Spend Futures and go all in with JH and Hall next year?
b) Take a JH trade package (Frost or Zacha / Picks from above) and extend the window.
c) Stay with the current plan (minor free agent signings / movement) with the big prospect boost
d) FIRE SALE and mini rebuild to be amazing on 3-4 years (Keep Lindholm/Chucky/Andy/Vali sell Mony/Johnny and anyone over 25?)
e) Trade down for multiple top picks (C / D)
Here's what I do:
first I trade down from one (I know, I know) but we have built from the wings in for too long and it hasn't worked. So I trade down with LA and pick up either a couple extra picks or a prospect like Kaliyev if possible. Or if the rumours are true that LA wants stutzle I trade down to three and pick up Ottawa's late first. Whatever you can get and still ensure you get Quinton Byfield.

Next I trade Gaudreau for really any of the packages discussed here but for the sake of the post and keep it consistent with my previous posts lets say its to Buffalo for Cozens and Reinhart

Third, I sign Hall.

Now we are going into the draft with Byfield as a lock, One of the top young centre prospects the league, our own first and possibly a NYI first or a handful of extra picks in the 2nd and 3rd from moving down.


Now our prospect pool is completely re vamped and we still have a competitive team that will only get better over the following few seasons.

By next year we could be seeing something like:
Hall - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Reinhart
Bennett - Byfield - Mangiapane
Lucic - Dube/Cozens - Ryan

if both Cozens and Byfield make the team I think you move someone out for picks to ensure that you can bring them both along as centres.

I think that team is for sure in the playoffs and I think as Cozens/ Byfield get better that is a SC contender in 3 years.
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