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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I think your proposals, in general, have been quite good.
For this one, I think it depends how much value (or negative value) Gostisbhere has. I actually think the second might have to switch to being from the Flames, since Konecny's contract and position give him a lot of value. Bennett, despite having more value than usual, doesn't get Frost.
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I look at it this way.
Reading the Gaudreau thread on HF I see Flyers fans having a huge reluctance to trade Frost due to the uncertain health of Patrick and they don’t have much in terms of other options at center which is why Derek Grant/Nate Thompson we’re brought in at the deadline. Bennett definitely fits that need and I do think teams will see that playoff performance and get a renewed hope there is still untapped potential there. Bennett also provides the sandpaper that is lost with Konecny coming the other way
Gaudreau is the hometown star that joins a deep team and likely would play the rest of his career there. I could see him getting 100+pts playing for AV.
Kylington- needs a new deal and by the time that happens the cap is balanced out evenly. With Gio, Valimaki, Hanifin, Gostisbhere, Mackey there is not much room for him and it seems like the organization isn’t extremely high on him.
Gostisbhere would be hoping for a bounce back in a new situation. Could be a powerplay fixture. I feel like he needs to be part of the deal for cap purposes mostly but the Flames need Dmen next year and he can be part of that
Konecny fits the age group of the team and is a proven young top 6 forward who plays right wing. Put him on a line with Tkachuk moving forward.
Frost would step in and replace Bennett as the 3C and hopefully he has top 6 potential. Expansion protection not required is huge for the Flames
I don’t think Kylington or the 2nd are required but if they remain I don’t see how the 2nd switches to Calgary considering their 6 players involved