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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I feel like the Flames were in a Monahan+Gaudreau for Anderson+PLD discussion in the offseason and not sure who got the cold feet there but obviously it fell apart when the Domi deal happened. Would have been classic Treliving trading for RFA’s and making them core pieces. The Flames would be a completely different team had that move happened. They still have the money for Markstrom and Tanev if that deal happened.
I am just speculating that was the deal discussed it the rumors were it was a huge trade if it happened
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I thought the names around Columbus and the Flames were Anderson, one of their goalies and I think Friedmen mentioned Gavrikov. If I were to bet, it was Monahan going the other way and perhaps others depending on how many pieces were moving either way.
Pinder made this point earlier this week and it is an interesting one, I think. If the Flames were trying to move Monahan this last off season it definitely says something about the player, or maybe management, that they couldn't find a trade partner with a 30 goal in his prime centreman on the table.
Based on what we have seen to date this season, I would say it is more of a Monahan thing than it is a Treliving thing.