need a goalie

Don't hate the offer but, I don't think Calgary would look to trade him in the division unless they have no other offers

At his cap hit and the minutes he's been playing in Minny, you could argue Middleton is worth a 1st, especially if you get him for a whole season

Middleton is worth your 1st

I don't think its an issue of division because the Flames wouldn't be competitive for at least another 2-3 years and by then Markstrom is either going to be not as good or leave as a UFA, the only issue would be trading him to Edmonton which ofc wouldn't happen.

If the offer was good enough from the Kings I think they'd take it

Massive over payment in both trades.

Middleton on almost any other team in the league is at very best a 6th defenseman.

Markstrom will be 35 at the beginning of the season not saying he isnt capable of playing goalie but we had old Cam Talbot and Rittich who both played better than Markstrom at literally half his salary after he has been 50% retained. If we go to another old tender it will be a much cheaper one in the free agency market and save all our assets on a risk like that.

Middleton is a #5 at the very worst, but it's more correct to say he's a low-end #4. He's absolutely not a a #6. And that defense he's currently on, and has been playing in the top-4 in, until this year, had been a top-ten defense in the league for the last decade. Most teams in the league wish they had a Middleton.

Fun fact: Middleton has not played outside the top-four since breaking into the NHL at age 25. And has been playing against opposing teams top-lines ever since then.

His regular D-partners since coming into the league have been.

1) Brent Burns
2) Erik Karlsson
3) Jared Spurgeon
4) Brock Faber

But, he's going to play on other teams 3rd pairings as their #6. Right, sure, whatever you say to make your excuse fly.