I don't see Philly trading any real core peices off a team that's just getting better, and is 1 game away from the conference finals. As such, any deal with the flyer is likely for d and/or futures.
If the flames are interested in trading guys like gaudreau and monahan and still remain competitive, the teams they will have to target are not the bottom dwellers who have committed to rebuild, and not the competitive teams that are in cup contention (why would these teams want to change up their cores).
They will have to target the teams in the middle that are sick of losing. Buffalo, new Jersey, Florida. Or, perhaps a middle of the pack team looking to tweak.
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