Why Monahan. Backlund makes more sense to trade. Especially if you're moving Lindholm to center. Monny is still and will be the teams best center even with all the swapping. Lindholms my favorite Flame. By a long shot but he's still not a better center than Monahan.
Backlund is great, has been a rock for the Flames for so long. But he's on the wrong side of young and his cap space can be better used. If the argument is "but defense and 200ft game", then Lindholm is the answer to that.
Its as lateral a move as you'll ever see IMO, moving Backlund and filling his spot with Lindholm. But still leaves the Flames without a top line RHS RW.
Also, DeBrusk? Why another left winger? We don't have enough of those either?
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