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Vinny01 · 09-05-2021, 09:38 AM

I don’t know how many of you all watch the Marvel show ‘What if’ but I was thinking about how this summer and lack of activity went down and some of the players that have moved and where they would fit with the Flames. The 2 players that come to mind and their cost would be Sam Reinhart and Christian Dvorak.

Flames trade Coronato pick + Panthers 2nd for Dvorak
Flames trade 22 1st + Wolf for Reinhart

It would be tough to make the cap work so maybe Dube gets squeezed on a 1 year deal, Reinhart maybe gets max term for slightly less cap. The Pitlick trade and Coleman signing does not happen in this scenario. Flames add 2 25 year old top 6 forwards for futures. They add to core and Gio remains the only subtraction

Tkachuk-Dvorak-Lindholm
Gaudreau-Monahan-Reinhart
Mangiapane-Backlund-Dube
Lucic-Lewis-Ritchie

Hanifin-Tanev
Zadorov-Andersson
Valimaki-Mackey
Kylington

Markstrom
Vlader

In this scenario the Flames pay the same price to get 2 guys they feel give them the best chance to win now while not deleting from the core up front. In one way this would make sense as the team is all in with Sutter and these guys add immediate pop to the lineup but are also not over the hill. It doesn’t make sense considering this team has a weak prospect pool and is on the verge of a tear down and not in position to go all in.

Another way to look at it. Reinhart+Dvorak = 10.95M in cap and hypothetically cost 2 1st, 2nd, Wolf. It is safe to assume Eichel will cost more to acquire than those 2 players and is only $900k cheaper. Should the Flames have gone all in on the 2 players as opposed to try and wait out this Eichel situation? Are the Flames making the best decision and just keep their futures, use their money on free agents and see if this team has a bounce back year with a few key guys chasing new deals?

With Dvorak and Reinhart the Flames were linked to both players and I think this what if scenario is an interesting one to ponder. The message to me would be they are all in for the next few years and feel they just needed to add to their current core of forwards. Many would probably hate it and understandably so. Spending high end futures on good but not great players but I think many would come around to the depth it would add.

09-05-2021, 09:38 AM	#2582
Vinny01 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CGY Exp:	I don’t know how many of you all watch the Marvel show ‘What if’ but I was thinking about how this summer and lack of activity went down and some of the players that have moved and where they would fit with the Flames. The 2 players that come to mind and their cost would be Sam Reinhart and Christian Dvorak. Flames trade Coronato pick + Panthers 2nd for Dvorak Flames trade 22 1st + Wolf for Reinhart It would be tough to make the cap work so maybe Dube gets squeezed on a 1 year deal, Reinhart maybe gets max term for slightly less cap. The Pitlick trade and Coleman signing does not happen in this scenario. Flames add 2 25 year old top 6 forwards for futures. They add to core and Gio remains the only subtraction Tkachuk-Dvorak-Lindholm Gaudreau-Monahan-Reinhart Mangiapane-Backlund-Dube Lucic-Lewis-Ritchie Hanifin-Tanev Zadorov-Andersson Valimaki-Mackey Kylington Markstrom Vlader In this scenario the Flames pay the same price to get 2 guys they feel give them the best chance to win now while not deleting from the core up front. In one way this would make sense as the team is all in with Sutter and these guys add immediate pop to the lineup but are also not over the hill. It doesn’t make sense considering this team has a weak prospect pool and is on the verge of a tear down and not in position to go all in. Another way to look at it. Reinhart+Dvorak = 10.95M in cap and hypothetically cost 2 1st, 2nd, Wolf. It is safe to assume Eichel will cost more to acquire than those 2 players and is only $900k cheaper. Should the Flames have gone all in on the 2 players as opposed to try and wait out this Eichel situation? Are the Flames making the best decision and just keep their futures, use their money on free agents and see if this team has a bounce back year with a few key guys chasing new deals? With Dvorak and Reinhart the Flames were linked to both players and I think this what if scenario is an interesting one to ponder. The message to me would be they are all in for the next few years and feel they just needed to add to their current core of forwards. Many would probably hate it and understandably so. Spending high end futures on good but not great players but I think many would come around to the depth it would add.