Duclair I think is a no brainer to try and sign. I suspect his stint with TB is putting him back into expensive territory though, and he seems to play best in florida.
I dont think any player other than Tanev you listed will likely even consider the flames unless we're overpaying and signing longer contracts. I certainly hope that's not our plan, and so I don't see how we will be big players in free agency.
I think attacking tweeners is still the right move. I love that Sureloss highlighted Beggren- I think he's a great target.
I wonder if Stevie is still hot after a dman? Rumors that he was interested in Hanifin... I think Andersson would be a star in Detroit.
Berggren+ Shai Buium+ Detroit 24 1st for Andersson? We come out with another nice pick this year, a big dman with good point production in college (and a brother who is going to go high this year) and Berggren, who IMO has solid upside at NHL level (and has proven very productive in the AHL.) .5 ppg in limited nhl time.
Andersson is a loss but IMO this is another sell high opportunity. Great player but I don't think he's sticking around after this contract unless the flames are contenders. I think we're a bit outside that window personally. His NTC comes into play July 1st this year.
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