Quoting: Ansabch12
I really don't understand how you see it like that, Shane Bowers is a B tier prospect, the pick is in 2024 from a team thats likely top 5 in the league, a pretty pointless 2nd from again a team thats likely top 5 in the league, and Alex Newhook is a great value piece im not parting with my best player and future captain for that package. If Byram isn't involved in the trade its a pretty easy no from the Flames.
You're gonna over value him just like I'm gonna overvalue Landeskog, I don't care if he's *your team's* best player, 2-3 high picks 2-3 three mid-high prospects is plenty fair for a 60-70 point top-15 guy. That's absolutely the starting point lmao. Like I said, maybe throw in an extra pick and/or prospect bc of CO's prospects, but my point was that's the value, in a vaccuum is there. Now, that's a rebuilding blow-it-up move, and it doesn't necessarily seem like that's where CGY is, so yes, this trade doesn't make sense, and under that context, it absolutely would take more to pry him away, BUT in a vaccum the value's there.
You're not gonna get Byram + prospects and picks if you want that trade, value wise. Byram projects as a top-15 NHL defensemen, you could *maybe* get Byram + low-mid prospect or mid pick.
My point's about sheer value, the sheer value is there. The context and what CGY as an org. are trying to do make this trade untenable, hence why it would require more.