I think the team's mandate should be always to be competitive team even you are rebuilding.
Flames should trade the today's best players for future best players.
But main plan should be to build the cup contending team after 3-4 years.
Meanwhile we should trade Lindholm & Hanifin & Backlund for at least 2 blue chip prospect and couple of high draft pick 2024 and 2025.
Kadri and Huberdeau are good players. They will help current best team's become better. So may be trade them to the contender for high draft pick, a prospect and salary dump with shorter term.
Toffoli & Mangiapaine & Tanev should be traded during trade deadline for highest bidders, Hope we can get some upcoming prospect and draft pick.
Markstrom - I still think a couple team will trade for him. And I think he will accept to go to the contender. But trade him off season.
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