[Julian McKenzie] Avec Erik Karlsson hors du marché, Flames peut-il capitaliser sur la valeur de Noah Hanifin ?
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[Julian McKenzie] Avec Erik Karlsson hors du marché, Flames peut-il capitaliser sur la valeur de Noah Hanifin ?
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tl;dr for people who are paywalled:
* Flames are getting boxed into a situation where they will have several players on expiring contracts, putting them at risk of having to retain them during a playoff run or worse sustain an injury.
* At the same time Conroy doesn’t want to be lowballed – he wants a deal that’s good for the Flames.
* A Hanafin trade would be a different beast from the Karlsson trade: he’s younger and about to go into his prime.
* Likewise, a trade would be structured differently from that of the Karlsson deal. No cap dumps or salary retention.
* Assets the Flames want in return would be younger players a la Sharangovich
* The problem is a lot of teams are cap strapped right now, and McKenzie ponders about their willingness to give up assets for him, both of which makes a trade much more difficult as of now.
* Lists Detroit as a potential given their cap flexibility.