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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
You guys would really give up two important roster players (or more) plus Bennet and a 1st for Eichel. Wtf?
How exactly does he get us out of this mess, absent the roster players?
Flames would just end up being a different kind of broken.
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We have 8 forwards worth protecting in expansion right now and can only protect 7 so this mitigates the risk of losing something of value for nothing on the forward front.
Hanifin would hurt losing given how great he is playing this year but having said that his value is pretty high and, I know it’s really early to say but, Valimaki will become a top 4 dman in due time and we have players like Mackey, Kylington and Lerby (who by all accounts looked great in the short preseason camp) who are fellow LHD within the system that can fill the gaps.
If a guy, who is reportedly on the block, like Montour can be part of the deal it softens the pressure put on the young guys.
Gaudreau-Eichel-Dube
Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane
Lucic-Backlund-
Gio-Andersson
Valimaki-Tanev
Nesterov-Montour
Mackey-Kylington
You could still shelter Valimaki/Mackey/Kylington by bringing Montour in. I know it would shift our strength to RHD but given our depth of LHD it actually makes some sense.
Hanifin and Bennett were reportedly nearly traded for an upgrade on forward in Hall so the organization seems to be comfortable with losing them already and with the expansion draft looming the rumours have been the Flames wanting to do a 2-for-1 forward deal anyways.
I know Hanifin has looked great this year but maybe that is more a product of Tanev?