Any deal that involves Monahan for Eichel will not happen until the trade deadline at the earliest and likely next off season. Flames will not risk missing the playoffs this year.
I would guess if Eichel is dealt to the Flames early in the season, it will be futures and someone like Vali and/or Dube (maybe Bread - but I think he is key to the flames making the playoffs).
Any salary that needs to be dumped to make space for Eichel in Feb/March would get dumped at the deadline and we should probably send some players down to maintain accumulated cap space.
The more I think about it...the more I am talking myself into Eichel getting traded either in the next 4 days or next off season. Around Christmas Eichel will decide to get one of the two surgeries and risk his contract.
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