05 Aug 2022 18:05:05
CGY TRADES: $10 million
LD-Noah Hanifin @4.95/UFA24
LW-Milan Lucic @5.25/UFA23/$1.5m ret.
D-Jusso Valimaki @1.55/RFA23

BOS TRADES: $11.3375 million
RD-Brandon Carlo @4.1/UFA27
RW/C-Craig Smith @3.1/UFA23
LD-Derek Forbort @3/UFA2024
D-Jakub Zboril @1.1375/UFA24

BOS finally acquires their Home Grown Star LD, Brings Lucic Home + Clears $1.3mil in Cap Space as well/CGY acquires 2 Big Shut Down PK D-Men + a 2C/RW. Optional: Valimaki & Zboril both get a change of Scenery

Huberdeau-Lindholm-Mangiapane
Toffoli-Dube/Stastny/Mony-C.Smith
Coleman-Backlund-Virtanen/Schwindt
Pelletier-Ruzicka-Phillips OR
Rooney-J.Larsson-Lewis

Weegar-Andersson
Zadorov-Carlo
Forbort-Tanev (sheltered mins)
Mackey-Zboril


1.) 05 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 18:45:57
I wonder if TOR's RW/ LW Wayne Simmonds would be a Good Reclamation Project for CGY if signing Virtanen doesn't pan out.


2.) 05 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 19:01:20
Forgot about Kylington, it's like he's already gone in my mind lol

Kylington to be shipped to BUF FOR Peyton Krebs or a couple 2nd Round Picks OR to ARI with Zadorov + Zary + a 1st FOR Chychrun + Jack McBain.


3.) 05 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 19:03:51
I dunno TrevorA.
Simmonds has really lost a step. At his age, I dont see any improvement coming. However, Sutter is the coach, so it may be possible ( I'm a Huge Sutter fan, my favorite Flame) .
If you can get Simmonds at the league minimum, it isn't the worst thing.


4.) 05 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 19:23:07
Sutter loves his Veterans! At $900k/ UFA2023, there's no risk, he can be Waived or Buried. TOR has been using him as a 4th Line Checker, but he could compete with Lewis for the 3RW spot beside Backlund & Coleman or Dube. He Brings Grit & Physicality and a Good Shot. Might get back to contributing 0.35-0.50PPG or at least what Lucic offers but at 17% of the cost.


5.) 05 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 21:10:31
Ya Trevor . All good points. Why not! . If they could bring both him and Virtanen. both at 900.


6.) 05 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 21:45:29
Simmonds is terrible, he's not even much of a fighter/ enforcer even thought that's what he's paid to do/ be.


7.) 06 Aug 2022
05 Aug 2022 23:06:35
You can't really believe either Buffalo or Arizona would do those deals.


8.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 02:07:27
Kylington = mid-1st and Krebs value has slipped

My offer to ARI is Three 1sts + a 2nd/ 3rd

So yeah, they’re definitely believable.


9.) 08 Aug 2022
08 Aug 2022 04:40:50
I've been thinking about this one for a while. I don't like it.

I wouldn't mind Carlo but Hanifin is worth a fair bit more than him. I wouldn't mind Smith either but he's UFA after next year so adding him doesn't make much difference.

Calgary doesn't need Forbert or Zboril. They'd just be 2 more surplus defensemen on a team that already has too many defensemen. Neither of them is worth trading Valimaki for.

Adding Looch and Smith leaves the return a bit lacking for Calgary. Calgary doesn't have to move looch now, his cap hit off the books next year and Boston can't afford to take on Looch's full cap hit anyhow. If Boston wants to do that with Calgary retaining salary on Looch Boston would have to add more than just Smith.

I don't see a player on their roster that would work for both teams so that leaves a pick or prospect. A 2nd isn't quite enough for Calgary and a first is a bit too much for Boston so maybe add Valimaki and Boston's 2023 first round pick.

Hanifin + Valimaki + looch with 50% retention on Looch

for

Carlo + Smith + Boston's 2023 first (lottery protected)


10.) 09 Aug 2022
09 Aug 2022 03:03:23
Valimaki hasn’t worked out, so try Zboril instead

Flames need a 2C/ RW, so try Craig Smith and if he works out, look to re-sign him

Forbort is a Shut Down Penalty Killing D-Man perfect for 3LD. He’s a Veteran and at 30 should be in his prime playing days

Kylington would be Traded as well, so that leaves Mackey & Zboril competing for the 7th position

Gotta give to get and once we sign Weegar @6.5, do we really need Hanifin!? I think Carlo would become more useful to us once Weegar takes over 1LD.