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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I completely disagree.
The team will get different types of offers for their core players at the TD than they will in the offseason, but these will all be of the variety that are based on combinations of draft picks, prospects, and salary dumps. Acquiring teams will be neither interested nor able to provide returns which include equivalent NHL players. Rather, the type of return the Flames will want out of their core players is much more readily available in the offseason.
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It's possible, but guys with 1 yr term haven't been hot commodities in the off-season:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpo...ostcount=10013
By UFA day:
Lucic homerun return in 2015
Spezza for futures in 2014
In the fall:
Skinner for futures
30 yo Pacioretty 4.5AAV 10% retained, no trade protection for Tatar + Suzuki + 2nd.
Karlsson for futures
We can hope for a return like Patches or Lucic, but I'm not sure who the LAK/VGK would be who are willing to pay that price this year? BOS? WAS? STL? I don't think either BOS nor MTL were as under the gun to make those moves as we will be...
The Briere and Stuart deals offer some hope for Gio, but those were 7 years ago. Gio's probably gotta wait until next TDL.