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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Wouldn't make any of the bolded trades: most need significant additions, but some come with contracts that also largely prevent us from signing Hall, which is the point of trading Johnny.
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Get used to the idea of a trade that is not going to immediately blow your hair back. Just like the Hamilton trade the trade of Gaudreau is not immediately going to make people excited. It will be more focused on the sum of its parts than something sexy. And yes, there will be some salary coming back that is likely going to make the locals upset. This is part and parcel of trades in the NHL. Salary has to fit into both budgets, not just one based on their available cap space. Cap space is only valuable if you can use it, and then if you use it on players that can provide value. Having almost $8M in dead cap space really hurts the Flames. This is something Treliving is going to have to work on.
Maybe Treliving retains 50% to move Lucic to a team that could use some dead space. A team might bite on paying Lucic $6.5M over the next three years, freeing up some extra cash for the Flames. Moving out Bennett, Brodie, and Hamonic add over $11M to the mix. Bring in a cost controlled center, a young blueliner that you can get for under $3M and you can afford another big salary that is likely coming along in a deal for Gaudreau. The important thing is to find cost controlled players that are going to step in and contribute. That is going to save the Flames and make them better.