Kadri has been amazing as a Flame so far and we don't have him if we didn't trade Monahan.
Monahan was looking like he would never stay healthy for a few years before the trade.
When we trade Kadri, it will be interesting to see what we get.
Montreal who was in full tank mode took Monahan and got a 1st and then traded him and got a 1st. This is something you can do when you have many open roster spot. That kind of value added for Montreal is something I wish we could manage to do. There is often a Monahan available for a pick and often you can get a pick for that player later. Might be too late for the Flames to do this now, but Montreal is looking very good right now to make the leap to a contender.
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