Benn and Johnston for Hanifin and Backlund
Robertson - Hintz - Pavelski
Dadonov - Seguin - Duchene
Marchment - Backlund - Dellandrea
Steel - Faksa - C. Smith
Lindell - Heiskanen
Hanifin - Hakanpaa
Suter - Lundqvist
Harley
Would think they’d make another move to allow Harley to get some time but that is a stacked, yet aged lineup. They want to win though, and taking Benn off the books makes the most sense for them. While we would acquire a potential star center in Johnston, who would flourish in Calgary, this means we wouldn’t have the cap room to re-sign Lindholm. So, this is the kind of retool-like move I’d like Calgary to make. It would allow us to grab a potential franchise player and also forcing our hand and moving on to new blood. I know it doesn’t matter anyway, as Benn likely never accepts to be here.
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