If the team is looking to move 2 of their top line forwards and perhaps their top dman and captain, that's a rebuild. You're not going to get players parallel in nhl level contribution back when you trade a gaudreau/monahan. The only way you get equal or better value is in futures (picks/prospects). That means that this summer should be the start of a change that materializes to nhl level change 2-3 years from now. In which case, it only makes sense to start dumping any older players on the roster. Maybe you keep a guy like backlund around, heck, maybe Giordano, for some veteran leadership for the youth.
Most mediocre rosters that attempt to re-tool falter and end up jyst delaying the inevitable. Contenders re-tool after a disappointing season. A middle of the pack franchise like the flames, that have won 1 playoff series in over a decade, and half a decade with this core would be idiotic to think that they're just a tweak or two away.
That being said, the Calgary flames are one of the dumber organizations in the league, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if they look to tweak.
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