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Originally Posted by 5abi
Honest question, do we need him next year? IMO, Pachal and Bahl emergences makes him expendable if we have Parekh join
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I don't think so, but it's not like they can't find a place for him to play if the best offer is a 3rd rounder or something. You don't move him just to move him.
Weegar can play the left pretty capably so if teams lowball the flames and the best value is to re-sign him, I think you just bump Hanley to make room for Parekh in the top 4 and play Weegar on the left. But the main problem with that is you're stuck with Andersson for 8 years.
Defensively think the need for the Flames right now is a left shot top 4 guy and if you can acquire that Andersson becomes redundant as long as Parekh is half as good as we are hoping for him to be.
Pretty unlikely that he would jump straight into the show but with his size/physical maturity a guy who looks like a great fit on the back end for them long run to me is Kashawn Aitcheson from this year's draft. I think you always go BPA but if they were to land him with 18, the back end and goaltending crew could potentially be in great shape for a decade which is crazy to say.
Leaves those massive gaps down the middle up front though long run. Another guy who it would make sense to move this summer/is at peak value is clearly Kadri and maybe he could bring in another very strong building block or pick, but I can't see the Flames doing it with Murray Edwards' retool vs. rebuild mindset