Ban Price trades
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I'd say you're about $1.5M shy on Murray (at minimum) and at least the 3rd round pick over. Pretty close with Mangiapane and Gustafsson.
I can't even begin to explain how much more beneficial to the Flames it would be to have Phillips over Rinaldo in their roster on a nightly basis. Rinaldo is a dead breed and should genuinely consider employment in Europe. Phillips would be at worst the heartbeat of the Flames' #2 power play unit. Best case scenario is that sheltered minutes turns him into a 5v5 production machine out of nowhere similar to Jooris.
Assuming three scratches at no more than $850k each and the extra buck and a half to Murray, the Flames are bang-up against the salary cap with no proper #2C and three right-hand shots throughout their forward core (assumes Phillips). Is there value to be had in this team turning the pair of Bennett and Mangiapane into - at minimum - two right-hand shot forwards? Say, a Kapanen and Jarnkrok? I don't think the cap exists without trading Gaudreau to address the gaping hole at #2C, but if Calgary could acquire some half-assed right wings, pushing Lindholm back to pivot is at least feasible.