I'm not a DAL/CGY fan but I thought this idea was interesting. Dallas pays a steep price to unload Lehtonen so they can acquire Fleury or Bishop. Calgary gets some young guys with upside for eating the 2nd year of Lehtonen's deal.
I think this might piss of Stars fans for how much they give up, and I think it might piss off Flames fans for having to pay Lehtonen's full 5.9 next year. But the more I think about it, the more i like it.
FAKSA - 1y RFA @ 0.8634
OLEKSIAK - 1y RFA @ 0.9188
LEHTONEN - 2y UFA @ 5.9000
total cap hit = 7.6822
for
STAJAN - 2y UFA @ 3.1250
ENGELLAND - 1y UFA @ 2.9167
JOHNSON - 1y UFA @ 1.7000
total cap hit = 7.7417
NOTES
Futures could be added to tweak the value.
Also, Faksa could be replaced by Cracknell + decent prospect without changing the cap much. Dallas has several decent alternatives to Faksa.
Dallas could offer more to get Engelland @ retained cap, if their priority is saving cap.
Calgary could buyout Lehtonen (if healthy) in the summer, at the cost of 2.95 for two years, and next year use a cheap backup or Jon Gillies. This would cost under 4 million, which isn't a lot more than not trading and paying Stajan his 3.1250.
