Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: Noah Hanifin ($4.95M - Flames retain 50%) & Chris Tanev ($4.5M - Flames retain 25%), Elias Lindholm ($4.85) Calgary Flames acquire: William Nylander ($6.9M), TJ Brodie ($5M), Topi Niemela, 2024 First Round Pick and 2026 First Round Pick
This trade is absolutely nuts, but hear me out. It benefits the Flames because they get the opportunity to sign Nylander to a long-term deal and pair him with Nazem Kadri and a struggling Jonathan Huberdeau. Huberdeau has been awful with the Flames, but playing alongside a skilled player like Nylander could be all that's missing for him and could help turn him back to the point per-game player he once was. Not only that, but you'd acquire a defenseman in Niemela who can play in the NHL next year, a top-four defenseman who was loved in Calgary before in Brodie and two first-round picks. As for the Leafs, it sucks that they get rid of Nylander, but their defense immediately turns into a solid six-pack, whi
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