The Sens were able to get Erik Brannstrom plus a 2nd for Mark Stone, how highly rated was Brannstrom at the time? Pretty high end prospect IMO.
And that was with the Sens backed into a corner pretty much, because if they didn't deal him at that point (and to a team he was willing to sign an extension with) they were going to lose him for nothing as a pending UFA.
Flames might not be confident in re-signing Johnny (or maybe they are, I don't know??), but it's not an 11th hour situation here, so if someone wants to push to acquire JG, a very high end prospect and a 2nd round pick is the bare minimum of what might be considered an acceptable offer. I'd say you'd need to come in a lot heavier than that though.
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