I really would like for the Flames to cash in on all 3 veteran players who are rumored to be on the block. I think if I were to prioritize moving them Andersson is 1, Coleman would be 2 and Kadri would be 3. Hearing Pierre and Frank talk about Coleman and his value I think their best chance to get a 1st for him is moving him this year with 50% retention. Next year I can see him getting a 2nd+ type return like Toffoli got for the Devils a couple years ago.
I think the org has an absolute glut of wingers especially left shot so Coleman empties out a logjam where Kadri fills a spot of need.
Really moving all 3 can set this group up asset wise to get very aggressive in the future in the trade market and/or build the best farm system in the league. Francis/Steinbery seemed to argue Coleman is the guy you keep and they shouldn’t move all 3
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