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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
The team has a lot of depth.
But Stone, Meloche, Mackey, Valimaki are bottom pairing or press box players at best.
I do agree you have to give up something to get something but I'd feel better if there was a hotshot young player in that group who you were confident would grow into a top 4 role. I don't really see that.
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The team's top 5 is Tanev, Hanifin, Andersson, Weegar, Kylington. Even without one of those guys there is still a solid top 4 intact. Kylington being out to start the season isn't much of an issue since playoff hockey is what truly matters and he will be back well before then.
Hopefully Weegar and the Flames reach a deal at terms that make sense for both player and team. If they can't, all options need to be looked at. It would be a shame if Stone is let go now for nothing, and then Weegar walks for nothing next summer.