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Originally Posted by TOfan
I am wondering if the Flames would have interest in Sam Reinhart. RS top 6 forward who might slot in nicely with SM and JG.
Every indication is that Buffalo is going to have to hit the reset button on their rebuild and start over. It's going to get worse before it gets better there. Can the Flames pry Rienhart out without having to give up much off of the current roster? Could a mix of pics, prospects (not named Zary or Pelettier), and Kylington be enough? Perhaps I am squinting a bit here, but I wonder if the Flames are showcasing Kylington at the moment. Would a 1st, Kylington, and prospect be enough/too much?
It seems to me, and I don't think I am alone, but the biggest need is a RS top 6 forward for the team. With the quarantine rules being what they are, I doubt the Flames will want to give up active roster players. By building a package around futures, which should be of interest the Sabres, the Flames might be able to add Reinhard without having to sacrifice from the current roster.
For further context, I firmly believe based on recent public comments made by Sutter that he came back to win a cup, and with he and Treliving having two years left after this one, that the Flames could start to leverage picks and prospects here in short order.
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As weird as this year's draft may be, I don't think CGY should trade a 1st (or if they did, top 10 protected for several years).
I wonder if OTT or VAN might serve as broker for some trades to CAD teams? Requires good relationships with other GMs, and I'm not sure Benning or Dorion are smart enough or have them.
eg.
April 1: Sam Reinhart to OTT for Dzingel + 2nd + 3rd + Prospect(s)
April 12: Reinhart to CGY; 1st+Kylington+Ryan+prospect(s) to OTT (with enough time to flip Ryan I suppose)
It's probably too complicated, and I don't think those values are right. I think it would work better with a true contender, a bubble team, and a rebuilding team.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I would consider Bennett + 2nd in the off-season.
The problem with that though, is that you would have to protect Reinhart, leaving Backlund exposed.
Right now, the cost of acquiring a player (anything other than a pure rental) includes the cost of losing more in the expansion draft than we otherwise would have.
It is a big factor that will really inhibit deadline trades - along with covid protocols for Cdn teams.
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Bennett's value will be near zero in the off-season. Instead of paying assets, a rebuilding team can just offer him a 2x2 or something. They could even jump the gun with an offer-sheet at 1 or 2 x 1.439 and not need to give any compensation.