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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Could you leverage Bennett in a trade with Gaudreau to PHI and improve the return?
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I would not be in favour of that. Bennett hurts the return on a Gaudreau trade, not helps it.
If we decide to move on from Johnny, it needs to be a blockbuster. We must get back a return that sets up this team to succeed and win.
Using Johnny to get rid of a Sam’s contract would not be a good move for the team from an asset management perspective.
Best bet is let Sam go to FA or trade him for a late round pick or a player who is also a pending FA and overpaid to see if they play well enough to warrant a new contract. That’s if we make a move now, which I highly doubt happens.
Bennett is going to be a FA this summer. I don’t see why anyone would trade for him. Maybe as a depth guy at the deadline on a team with cap space who doesn’t want to make a blockbuster? In that scenario, flames maybe recoup a 3rd.
If anything, I could see this trade being requested because Sam knows he won’t get a decent contract from the flames or from anyone else when he goes UFA and thinks he can up his value if he plays elsewhere for the rest of the season. I find that to be wishful thinking on Sam’s part tho.