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Originally Posted by Bonded
There isn't much to add to Andersson that makes sense to get Johnston from the Stars. Markstrom for the 10th and Mercer and Lindholm for 3rd all over again
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Sure there is..... I just posted it.
Johnston + Lyubushkin for Andersson (retained) + Coleman (retained) + Pospisil
Dallas gets:
- RD solution to fix their D group, on the super cheap ($2.25M)
- 2 years of Coleman, also on cheap ($2.45M)
- Pospisil, cheap agitator built for the playoffs ($1M)
- 3 of 6 Calgary Flames retention slots over the next 2 years (2 this year, 1 next year) Note: All retention slots would be used for this season and could not be used for other trades, such as Backlund
- Unloading Lyubushkin and his $3.25M dead weight contract off the books for this season AND next
- With Johnston leaving, they get an additional $6M in cap space to make another move
Calgary gets:
- Johnston
- Lyubushkin ... buried, traded, or bought out
OR
Johnston for Andersson (retained) + Coleman (retained) + Pospisil + Vegas 2026 1st
As we've learned, 1st round picks have all of the value. The other 3 pieces are just there for garnish.