What's going on with Pastrnak? He want out of Boston? Could he be acquired and signed at a reasonable price? If I was him I'd more open to a team like Calgary looking at potential linemates, ability to work the cap and get paid well, and potential for team success. Dare to dream lol but that is the kind of homerun cut that a sneaky GM cements his legacy with
Hanifin (50% retained)
2023 1st (top 3 protected)
Coranato
For
Pastrnak (50% retained)
Zboril
Frederick
How far off is it? The need for Coranato is lessened with pastrnak and mitigates potential of bust or going Ufa. Not sure on cap. I think hanifin being from Boston and salary at 2.4m x2 would entice them. Need to figure out the cap later to resign pastrnak but Calgary cap situation is actually pretty flexible with no bad deals after this year. Toffoli could easily be moved for value and a guy like Pelletier working on line 2 lw and moving magiapane to rw is not unfathomable. Ideally, we'd acquire a top end 2C like Horvat or Miller or even Necas or Shiefele but that could be more expensive and less impactful than pastrnak. Added Frederick for C depth, realize doesn't solve that issue
I worry that finding a 2c that isn't going to come with a bad contract or isn't going be too expensive in trade just won't be a possibility. Besides, I have my doubts Hanifin will re-sign and even if he does, can you stomach 8x8m for him? Can't lose him for nothing either
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