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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
I agree that works, but if you are Buffalo starting over with your rebuild, why do you want Monahan. Yes, he'll score you 30 goals when healthy but he isn't part of a rebuild.
Out of Lindholm, Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Monahan, Monahan has the lowest value by a landslide. The other GM's are not idiots, they see what we see plus a whole lot more without our home town bias.
Short of giving up a tonne of firsts, and all multiple prospects that would empty the cupboards, one of these has to be included. Monahan makes the most sense for the Flames but the least for Buffalo.
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I agree, I'm assuming the rumored ask from Buffalo to Vegas (Smith, Krebs, Hague, 1st) is true, which I doubt.
Monahan is a better asset than Smith, Valimaki is better than Hague, our 1st is likely better than their 1st. Krebs is probably equal or better than all of our forward prospects but the other three pieces make it a better deal overall.
If Buffalo doesn't want Monahan, what about another possible idea:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1420864382062383104
This might work out better, Vegas has no cap space so targeting Monahan over Eichel might make more sense. Monahan might not want to waive his NTC to go to Buffalo, but probably would for Vegas. Vegas adds a pick to Smith and Buffalo gets the 4 /5 futures they want.