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Originally Posted by Monahammer
The problem I see here is that you're putting all of the impetus on the flames to execute the trade.
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The problem I see here is that you're putting all of the impetus on the Flyers to execute the trade.
See how easy it is to make that simplistic statement. The reality is that deals have to be two-way streets. You have to give to get, and you take as well. In the cap world, especially the flat cap world, salaries pretty much have to balance out. This is the reality that all teams are facing right now. Unless you have a bottom feeder that is willing to take a salary dump for longer term benefit (draft picks) then you have to make the best of the situation and find a deal that works best for both teams.
Personally I would not take JVR. Doesn't address a need for the Flames. If we have to eat salary I try to angle on Voracek or Gostisbehere as the salary coming back. I would try and do a Frost, Gostisbehere, and a 1st for Gaudreau if salary was a consideration. If Philly needs to dump a big salary, then I would be inclined to look at Voracek with a better sweetener. Frost, Myers, Voracek, 1st for Gaudreau and Ryan. The key is filling important gaps in the lineup. Lucic is still a money pit the team needs to get out from under, but I'm not sure how they do that. Retain a chunk and send him packing as part of this deal? Frost, Myers, Voracek, 1st for Gaudreau and Lucic (25% retained)? Then you square that by knowing you have Frost in the lineup cover the retention? Lots of moving pieces, but we're taking some money back in any deal that happens. It's just the way things are likely to shake out as the teams we are likely to target don't have the cap space to take on Gaudreau without shedding a salary too.