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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Whatever the best offer he gets is by the time the seasons starts. I don't have enough details to say exactly what that is, but I can assume that whatever the offer is, trade deadline can only be so much better.
My point is, if the offer is Bertucci and a 2nd now, no way it will be Bertucci and 2 1sts at the deadline. Maybe 1.
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It feels like you are just trying to have the Stars bid against themselves and throw out a lowball garbage offer and expect the Flames to just say yes for funsies.
I still think we should crowd source our collective ideas for the team's various pitches, this is where I am:
- Stars (cup push) = Bertucci + 2nd (your suggestion), I am guessing they are offering 2027 1st + (but not the C we want)
- VGK (cup push) = 2027 1st + (self sabotage for the Flames to trade with them)
- Hurricanes (cup push) = Stars 2026 1st +
- Leafs (playoff push) = 2028 1st and ???
- Blues (playoff push) = 2026 1st (with protections) +
- Red Wings (regular season push) = 2026 1st (with protections) +
- Bruins (regular season push) = Bruins or Leafs 2026 1st
- Sabres (regular season push) = Byram
- Sharks (regular season push) = Oilers 2026 1st + Bystedt???
The playoff teams really do not have a lot to work with but the non-playoff teams with assets to burn would keep the lowball offers away. IMO all of these are lowball offers that would be equivalent to Andersson as a rental (similar to Hanifin).
I expect that Conroy's price is closer to 2 firsts or one young C that is worth 2 1sts. Based on the market and timing, Conroy needs to assume that any team that acquires Andersson will extend him (but you cannot make that a condition of the trade anymore).