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Old 06-07-2022, 12:00 AM   #2646
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More I think about the team and its cap situation, the Flames can’t afford both Gaudreau and Tkachuk for the next season. If you keep them both you need to trade Monahan or Lucic for a cap space plus trade one of Mangi or Toffoli for a cheaper but similar type of player to fit under the cap which is harder to do.
But you can trade Tkachuk for a draft pick and younger and cheaper player and keep other players except Zadorov and Jarnkrok.
Our most valuable trade chip is Tkachuk and 2023 draft pick. The 2023 draft is full of Centres and Forwards that can help a rebuilding team. I could see some rebuilding team may try to fall this year to get high draft pick or if lucky, to draft Bedard.
So may be Flames will trade Tkachuk to a contending or playoff team for a prospect and 1st and trade own 1st pick with Lucic to a rebuilding team for cheaper player who can replace some of Tkachuk's points.
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