Johnnybegood13
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To LA:
Monahan, Valimaki and Wolf
To Calgary:
Kopitar
Why LA does this?
They are a rebuilding club with little need of an aging $10m center for the next 2 years after this one.
Monahan-27 yrs old($6.3M for 1 more year)) is coming off of hip surgery, but is a proven 30 goal/60+ point guy, if he regains form it's a huge win, if not let him walk for the cap space.
Valimaki-23 years old($1.55m for 2 more years RFA) is a talented top 4 Dman but currently isn't get much play from Sutter for 2 reasons, the crazy play of Kylington and Sutter likes his big bad bruisers on the bottom pair, most Flames fans are pissed he's not playing, he could drop into the top 4 on just about any team.
Wolf-20 years old(AHL rookie) 2 time WHL goalie of the year and has started his pro career in fine form, 6-0-2 with a 2.22 GAA/931 SAV
Why Calgary does this?
Sutter wants to win in the next 2 years and then retire to the farm, even at 34 Kopitar fits the bill of the big talented center if only for 2 years, Valimaki would be a tough loss but Kylington came out of nowhere and took his spot, I have no doubt Wolf will be a good goalie but with Markstrom being signed long term and Vladar being under team control long term I think the Flames are just developing him for someone else(sad story of the Flames)
Monahan, Valimaki and Wolf
To Calgary:
Kopitar
Why LA does this?
They are a rebuilding club with little need of an aging $10m center for the next 2 years after this one.
Monahan-27 yrs old($6.3M for 1 more year)) is coming off of hip surgery, but is a proven 30 goal/60+ point guy, if he regains form it's a huge win, if not let him walk for the cap space.
Valimaki-23 years old($1.55m for 2 more years RFA) is a talented top 4 Dman but currently isn't get much play from Sutter for 2 reasons, the crazy play of Kylington and Sutter likes his big bad bruisers on the bottom pair, most Flames fans are pissed he's not playing, he could drop into the top 4 on just about any team.
Wolf-20 years old(AHL rookie) 2 time WHL goalie of the year and has started his pro career in fine form, 6-0-2 with a 2.22 GAA/931 SAV
Why Calgary does this?
Sutter wants to win in the next 2 years and then retire to the farm, even at 34 Kopitar fits the bill of the big talented center if only for 2 years, Valimaki would be a tough loss but Kylington came out of nowhere and took his spot, I have no doubt Wolf will be a good goalie but with Markstrom being signed long term and Vladar being under team control long term I think the Flames are just developing him for someone else(sad story of the Flames)
