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Originally Posted by dammage79
We WANT Johnston, that's the main issue here. RHS Center under 25. It's obvious he fits the Flames needs to a T.
Of course we as fans are gonna talk about him even in unrealistic terms.
For me the truth of it is, Dallas didn't just Re-Sign him to a typical RFA deal, they signed him as a long term investment confident that he's their guy long term. Armed with that basic thread of information, it's extremely probable that the Stars will not entertain moving such a young player in a trade that has Rasmus Andersson in it. Heck, I'd wager if the Flames even included their own unprotected 1st in an Andersson package they would decline.
Robertson on the other hand, Dallas has let it be known they're willing to move him. There's been rumors from Serivalli and other MSM reporters that an Andersson for Robertson trade if possible 1 for 1.
So here we are. Debating about a player a team just invested heavily into as being a trade piece when we would lose our collective minds if they moved a similar player with a similar investment for a soon to be 30 year old D man with a year left on his deal.
No, Johnston by all logical metrics is not available , Robertson is for some reason.
That being said, anything can happen.
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A few counter points.
1) Hintz is signed for longer
2) Johnston was very specifically given less money than Hintz
3) Hintz continues to have a better pts/gm pace in the regular season and a better playoff performance
The Stars are deep in C and Johnston is not their #1 guy. They are terrible in RD and need a #1RD if they want to win now.
They can offer Robertson but the Flames should hang up immediately if that is the offer. If Nill wants to keep talking he needs to pony up a C that fits the Flames need. He can either do that from his own org or try to use Robertson to get a C out of another team and trade that C to the Flames.
Otherwise, maybe Andersson ends up in Vegas and the Stars run the risk of losing in the conference finals to the Golden Knights instead of losing to the Oilers. These conference rival arms races are no joke.