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-Anderson to Calgary makes zero sense. Lucic's contract expires this summer, and the extensions that were given to Huberdeau and Weegar were based partially on that cap hit disappearing. Now you've added it back and put them in a position where they have to dump money just to ice a 20 man roster next year. Horrible deal for the Flames, they pass easily.
-I could see there being value here, but I hate the idea of spending a 1st on Edmondson after his recent injury history. I think that's enough of a red flag that it might depress his return.
-When everyone is healthy, who does Monahan replace? JT Compher, maybe? Compher's 3-10-13 in 24 GP this year; Monahan is 6-11-17 in 25 GP. Are you giving up a prospect and a 1st for that type of upgrade? It just seems excessive, especially for a Colorado team that's only had two top-60 picks in the past 3 drafts, and last year only had picks in the 6th & 7th rounds. It doesn't make sense for a team that's already spent so much draft capital (and won the Cup, fwiw) to spend a huge chunk more on an incremental upgrade.
-You're stuck with Dadonov (and Drouin & Byron for that matter) barring a miracle turnaround from either of them. Dadonov's production is sub-replacement, so no team is going to dedicated a $2.5M cap hit to him; Drouin being injured yet again just highlights the biggest red flag with him, and Paul Byron hasn't even begun skating yet - how can you anticipate any sort of return for him at this point?