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Carlo is an interesting case, as his most common partner, and player he's had the best results with over the last two seasons, has been Torey Krug. When away from Krug he's had uninspiring results in context of Bruins team that has been quite good. If I'm the Flames, I probably see Carlo as capable 2nd pairing player, but one that needs a guy that can help him move the puck up the ice. Him and Valimaki could be an interesting 2nd pair together. Hanifin on the other hand, in my eyes, is a bottom pairing D. Just doesn't seem to be able to make an effective play, and even with a D-first guy like Hamonic, has struggled mightily. Combined with his contract, flipping him for Carlo is probably a net plus for Calgary, as it gives you a guy that you could roll out on 3rd pairing duty and not worry too much about, if he doesn't work as a 2nd pairing player. However, his acquiring would seem to make the Tanev signing redundant and going after a guy like Weager would of been the optimal move. As for the 2nd part, the Debrusk for Bennett swap is clearly a win. Bennett, though he's had flashes in the playoffs, is a 3rd/4th line winger. This would be a boon for Calgary. Kylington, seems to of fallen out of favor with the organization, though I think he could probably handle tertiary deployment. If he has to go to make this happen, Calgary can absolutely stomach it.
Boston should say no, and especially after the Dougie Hamilton trade should not be keen on making a deal with Treliving, as this could look like a real stinker quite quickly.