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Originally Posted by Wolven
My crazy proposal:
Huberdeau (20% retained for 6 years) + Andersson (50% retained for 1 year) + Vegas 2026 1st
for
Robertson + Lyubushkin + Bischel
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Flames could also send Dallas a young LW instead of the 1st, to help them with depth at that position. We have lots.
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Originally Posted by Royle9
If you're making a big trade to land a guy who you're pursuing and want to be apart of what your building you definitely don't immediately flip him.
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Swap the term 'flip' for 'three-way trade' and it makes a bit more sense.
But giant complex trades like that are rare. I'd love to be wrong, but I don't see it happening. Nor do I think the Flames want to tie up $14M/year on a LW even if he scores 40 per season, so getting him and keeping him seems out of the question.
Can CC wait much longer than the 2026 draft to get his elite centre? If we draft them in 26 it will be 1-2 years before they are on the team and fully productive. That is right about when the new arena opens. That should be peak Wolf and Parekh will be entering his prime too.
If we trade for this centre rather than drafting him, I'm sure anyone not named Wolf or Parekh is available to get that guy. All the GMs in the league know it, so who blinks first and offers Calgary what they need?