[Trade] Mark Stone (8yrs, $9.5mil AAV) to Vegas for Erik Brannstrom, Lindberg, 2020 2nd

[Gaudreau is a Ninja]

Lol if we had traded Valimaki I have a feeling many people on this forum would have been pissed. Valimaki, Anderson, Hanifin, and Kylinton is the future of the Flames defense.

[sureLoss]

Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
Mark Stone says on TSN he's agreed to terms on an extension with Vegas. As per @TSNBobMcKenzie, will be 8 years and AAV around $9 million plus

[the_only_turek_fan]

Top pairing defenceman are harder to find than top 6 forwards.

I would not trade Valimaki straight up for Stone forget about the fact that Stone will be a UFA on July 1.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

My guess is this actually may have broken down at contract talks.

If the contract is $9M+ on AAV then my guess is the Flames backed away at that point.

Edit: And there it is Mackenzie reporting extension is 8 years at $9M+ for Stone - guarantee that where the Flames backed away.

Exactly. This has more to do with the extension than it does the trade. I'm alright taking a pass on him at that price.

[Firebot]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Matter of opinion - I would say value wise they are similar.
So it came down to that. Pretty clearly.

Brannstrom is worth more than a late first round pick, as is Valimaki, as guys who seem to he destined for top 4 D or higher. Treleving thought it was too high a price, McPhee decided it was ok to part. Vegas is in quite a different spot than Calgary.

I am glad we still have Valimaki, he's going to be elite.

[GioforPM]

Vegas' cap situation is starting to look tough. In addition to Stone, they have to re-sign Karlsson and Nosek and decide whether to re-sign Bellemare and Engelland. They also have to sign a backup goalie.

[Manhattanboy]

Argh!!!! I would have done that deal.

Well maybe Stone didn't want to sign here.

[CaptainCrunch]

8 years 9 million dollars, would have made things tough for the Flames salary structure.

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
Mark Stone says on TSN he's agreed to terms on an extension with Vegas. As per @TSNBobMcKenzie, will be 8 years and AAV around $9 million plus

Slam dunk win for Vegas.

[Hockeyguy15]

9+ for 8 years? Bye.

[Makarov]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
Mark Stone says on TSN he's agreed to terms on an extension with Vegas. As per @TSNBobMcKenzie, will be 8 years and AAV around $9 million plus

That contract would have caused the Flames a lot of difficulties.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
Mark Stone says on TSN he's agreed to terms on an extension with Vegas. As per @TSNBobMcKenzie, will be 8 years and AAV around $9 million plus

That's a crazy deal. There is no way the Flames would have made that offer.

[JurassicTunga12]

surprised stone signed there so quick. and that long too.

[memphusk]

Overpaid and until he's 34. Smart play by Calgary walking away.

[Yamer]

Wrong thread...

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

There’s only so many spots on D. Hanafin, Andersson, Kylington, Valimaki, Hamonic, Brodie. Can’t keep/pay them all. While I love Valimaki I would have been willing to part with him today assuming a reasonable extension could have been reached.

There’s only so much salary cap too and we have to pay Tkachuk


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[Philly06Cup]

Steal of a trade, steal of a contract.

[bubbsy]

What are the flames equivalent of that package?!?

also, how do the jets even fit this with Laine up?

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by JurassicTunga12

surprised stone signed there so quick. and that long too.

Surprised he took 72 M?

[RedHawk12]

Good for Vegas but it would have been hard for Flames to fit that salary.