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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Trade Lindholm, get a late first-round pick.
Trade Hanifin, get a mid first-round pick.
Enter the draft with picks ~5, 15, and 25.
Draft Cayden Lindstrom, Carter Yakemchuk, and Tij Iginla.
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Lindholm is so underrated, it's not funny. He might not score goals or carry the first line the way most Flames fans want, but man, the way he wins battles in both ends of the ice as a centerman is priceless!
What the Flames need to do is get as much as they can for Hanifin and Tanev and start rebuilding their D with the remaining defencemen and via draft/trade/free-agency.
The other two guys they can trade for draft picks are:
Markstrom - likely need salary retention to get higher end prospects
- Vladar is a better goalie for the Flames going forward: salary, term-wise, and for tandem with Wolf during the rebuilding process.
Coleman - get a prospect and maybe a draft pick in addition to freeing up some salary cap. If Flames need to retain $1M cap to get better prospects/picks back - do it.
Time to really consider proper rebuild for this team.