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Originally Posted by dammage79
I don't much like the variables in the scenario. Because the Flames will very much likely be in the hunt but not quite in it and lose him for nothing. I mean, it'd be the nail in Trees coffin many ppl want. 5 coaches and lose your decade long top pairing with nothing in return? The story writes itself.
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Do you mean lose Gio for nothing in expansion? Because that's not losing him for nothing, it's losing a 38 yo on the last year of his deal instead of another asset.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
What rumours are these? I've not seen anything aside from sheer speculation on this site?
It's a pretty easy calculation for me: if you think the price you pay to keep him (whatever pick you give up plus you lose Kylington) is less than what you can get at the TDL (let's say a first), you make the deal. If not, you don't, you get the cap space and use it well, and you give Kylington a shot.
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Factored into that calculation has to be:
- risk of injury precluding a trade
- risk of a down season significantly reducing his trade value
The other question is what Kylington's trade value is? I reckon he'd fetch at least a 3rd. Maybe even something like: OK +4th for 2nd+6th
Just lose who you lose and move on. Losing an LHD would be fine, we have too many as it is:
Hanifin
Valimaki
Kylington/Gio
Mackey
If Gio goes, there are lots of cheap vets on the market to bolster depth and pair with young guys (M Staal, B Smith, Demers, K Miller, Hamonic).