Treliving is in an interesting spot in regards to the ED. The list as I see it right now is:
1. Gaudreau
2. Monahan
3. Lindholm
4. Tkachuk
5. Backlund
6. Mangiapane
7. Dube
1. Gio
2. Andersson
3. Hanifin
1. Rittich (maybe)
Bennett and Kylington are the most notable exposed players.
If Treliving does anything to add to the roster for next season then he's suddenly exposing a much better player because of it, so he has to take that into consideration with every player he looks to add.
Like the example above with Josh Anderson.
If you trade a pick for him you are really trading a pick plus Dube/Mangi/Backlund to get him, or trading a pick for one year of Anderson and then losing him.
I wonder if Treliving just tries to sign a couple of players to one year "show me" contracts that way they help the team for one year, but are then UFA's and don't alter the Flames protection list.
A couple of examples would be Derek Forbort on D who had an injury and COVID really shorten his season, but he's a fringe top 4 guy and would get plenty of ice time in Calgary to prove himself for a better contract the following off season.
On forward I could see a gut like Josh Leivo doing the same thing, and as a right shot fringe top 6 winger he'd likely get a chance to really put up some numbers in Calgary who only have one top 6 forward who shoots right.
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