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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
I can't help but think that Carolina is still the right place for Andersson. His personality would fit right in with goofballs Jarvis and Martinhook. No disrespect to Walker and Gostisbehere, but those are two LD/RDs that are better suited for the middle pairing. Andersson would be an ideal partner for either Slavin or Miller in the top 4. I'd lean Slavin so Andersson can play more offensively.
With Slavin coming back soon, I'd love it if Calgary could ask about Nikishin. That way, Carolina rolls out with pairings of:
Slavin - Andersson
Miller - Walker
Ghost - Chatfield
Reilly
They have a LOT of players already tied into contracts with NMCs/NTCS/modified NTCs, etc. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a lineup where only 3 or 4 of the 23 players are not tied to any sort of trade protection.
CAR/DAL 1st + Nadeau would be what I'm after if we cannot grab Nikishin 1 for 1. I know it's likely a tough ask to try and pry Nikishin, but wouldn't he lose ice time with Slavin coming back? Just a thought.
There's also Svechnikov that we could perhaps flip in a 3-way trade. Maybe Utah for Iginla?
Something like:
To CAR: Andersson
To UTA: Svechnikov
To CGY: Iginla
Figure out the +/-'s amongst those three, but I think the fit is there. Utah rolls out a top 6 lineup with another decent winger that deserves ice time of:
Keller - Schmaltz - Guenther
Peterka - Cooley - Svechnikov
(I know Cooley is better than Schmaltz, but based off of the Keller/Schmaltz chemistry they stay together).
Carolina could then use their excess draft capital to grab a better fit than Svech. I suppose there could be a better fit for Utah, but I don't think they'd not say no right away to trading Iggy if it made sense.
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Interesting trade proposal, calgary easily pulls the trigger on homecoming for Iginla, sprinkle a little McKenna, what a PR fantasy for next, that is something the fans could get behind, Utah gets a player that can help them know, but does Andersson make Carolina better minus svechnikov, not sure