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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Capfriendly is showing Bratt as signing a one-year deal worth $5.45M with Jersey. Trade target?
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I would trade for him, but the cost would be high.
I think that with Monahan currently on IR and his future very uncertain, the Flames might still sign Kadri or someone similar, along with one other player, using LTIR cap relief from Monahan's contract and keeping Monahan on the LTI list for the duration of the season (can't take him off if they don't have the cap space) and possibly activating him for the playoffs if he's feeling up to it and is fit enough to contribute as a 4C/PP specialist. If that is the case, the team will spend their remaining cap and the full amount of Monahan's LTIR on free agent signings to get right up to the cap including full LTIR relief from Monahan's cap hit right when the season starts. Then, at the trade deadline, they might trade the last few months of Lucic (with a sweetener) for someone on an expiring contract of similar value who has more offensive potential. He would have to agree to waive his NMC, of course, so maybe give him a choice of where he wants to go among the sellers at the TDL.