[DallasFlamesFan]

I've enjoyed seeing everyones proposals, but I've had a hunch that the NYR would be the team to get Gaudreau, so here is my stab at this.

Trades
To NYR: Gaudreau & Rittich
To CGY: Andersson, Kravtov, Buchnevich, Georgiev
(I suspect draft picks would balance things out but this is the basis)

Ryan to someone (Buffalo?) for a pick to clear cap space.

Flames sign Brodie, Hall, Talbot, and a RD at around $1MM from UFA. Resign Mangiapane and Gawdin as well as Kylington.

I gave Treliving the benefit of the doubt on these signings cause he's proved to be pretty good (except for when he reaches for someone like Brouwer or Neal, which none of these players are).

Signing Georgiev as a back-up /1B to Talbot. At some point during the next 3 years you hope he can take over the net.


Hall ($7850000) – Monahan ($6375000) – Lindholm ($4850000)
Tkachuk ($7000000) – Backlund ($5350000) – Mangiapane ($3250000)
Dube ($778,333) – Bennett ($2550000) - Buchnevich ($3250000)
Lucic ($5250000 – Andersson ($894166) – Reider ($1000000)
Gawdin ($800000)

Giordano ($6750000) – Brodie ($5250000)
Hanifin ($4950000) – Andersson ($4550000)
Valimaki ($894166) Yannick Weber / Other ($1000000)
Kylington ($850000)

Talbot ($3850000)
Georgiev ($1500000)

Expansion:
Forwards: Tkachuck, Monahan, Hall, Lindholm, Dube, Mangiapane, 1 of Buchnevich or Bennett (I feel like Treliving will need to make a deal to protect the other one ans well as Backlund) *Also, I assumed Andersson is exempt due to not playing this year, but I could totally be wrong there???

D: Brodie, Andersson, Hanifin
G: Georgiev


For NYR
Panarin-Zibanejad-Kakko
Gaudreau-Chytil-Kreider
Lafreniere-Howden-Fast
Lemieux-McKegg-Gauthier
$1MM – $1MM

Smith-Trouba
MStaal-Fox
Lindgren-DeAngelo
$1MM

Shesterkin
Rittich

Expansion list (Borrowed from N26 - thanks!)

Forward - Panarin, Zibanejad, Gaudreau, Kreider, Chytil, Howden and 1 of Fast, Lemieux or Gauthier

Defense - Trouba and 2 of Smith, DeAngelo and Lindgren

Goal - Rittich (Their other goalies are exempt)