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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
You forgot Hamonic and Stone in out outbox there homie.
Before the deadline, we had:
Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Kylington - Andersson
Stone
now we have
Giordano - _______
Hanifin - Andersson
Valimaki - Mackey(?)
Kylington
Valimaki is probably replacing Hamonic on the roster. Mackey potentially replacing Stone. That still leaves the massive hole Brodie is leaving, which is where Pietrangelo would fit.
And you are right, the cap it staying flat for 2-3 yuears, which compounds how monumentally bad the idea is to move a cost controlled 23 year old top 4 defenseman.
If Valimaki, Kylington or Mackey prove they are top 4 capable, then you look at moving Hanifin as you would be dealing from a position of strength. You are suggesting we fill one hole and then open up another.
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Yeah I get what you're driving at, and from our point of view it certainly does look like another hole is being opened up. That's kind of why I said earlier that it depends on the opinion of Flames management on Valimaki. If they believe he's going to slide into a top 4 role right away because of what they're seeing then they have to weight that risk against keeping Hanifin and then skimping out on the 4th line and goaltending because they can't afford to upgrade those areas if they dont move Hanifin.