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Originally Posted by 868904
I really don’t think there’s going to be a lot of value to Gaudreau and Monahan. I highly doubt you are getting a top 10 pick for either Johnny or Mony. You are going to have to trade them for other flawed players.
Maybe Gaudreau and Monahan for Domi and Gallagher. Sign Hall.
Domi doesn’t have a great playoff record either but it’s just his first time. Gallagher had produced in the past, this year, his team is just overmatched.
Why does Montreal do it? Offense is a pretty big issue for them, and Gaudreau really fits into their history of highly skilled “flying Frenchmen”. Similarly, Domi and Gallagher really fit into the historic Flames identity of hard nosed blue collar workers.
Tkachuk-Domi-Gallagher (pos line)
Hall-Lindholm-Dube/Ryan
Mangiapane-Backlund-Gawdin
Lucic-Bennett-Ryan/Dube
Still don’t have an elite number 1 centre but damn that is a highly competitive group and a difficult team to play against.
Imagine dealing with Lucic and Bennett, then having to deal with Tkachuk-Domi-Gallagher.
You probably also get the best out of Lucic in the next couple of years with his rejuvenation adding one of his best buds in Gallagher.
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I assume you are just spitballing but that is an absolute horrendous deal for the Flames. Gallagher needs a big money long term deal as he is one year from UFA status. He has a career high 54pts.
Domi is a big downgrade on Monahan and has one season over 20 goals to his name. Neither are leading the Habs to the playoffs year in and year out so it is shuffling the chairs on 2 players who are worse than the ones we have. Sure they play a tougher style but skill wise it is a downgrade.
If the Flames trade Monahan and Gaudreau i highly doubt it is a 2 for 2 scenario.