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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
- Move Johnny for the best return you can get
- Monahan is tricky. Is his decline due to an injury and therefore can be corrected? If so you are trading him at his lowest. If the decline is just organic, then look to move him too
- Float Tkachuk out there to see what you can get for him. He is the most valuable asset still this organization has - so it only makes sense to trade him if the value is there
- Protect Backlund and Gio in the draft. The latter will have high value next TDL on an expiring contract (perhaps as much as a 1st).
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I agree with everything but the last one. If the Flames expose Tanev that would be a good thing to me as it means they would be looking to tank but I don't believe that's going to be the case. If this team went into next season with a top 4 of Anderson, Hanifin, Gio, and Valimaki we would be looking at another top 10 draft pick in 2022 and while that's what I would like, the reality is that the organization will be looking to make the playoffs. I also think you are overvaluing what a 38 year old Giordano will be worth at the deadline next season as I think they would be lucky to fetch a 2nd or 3rd round pick for him at most.