I think you are under valuing Anderson in both trades.

Dowd is not worth a damn 1st rd.

You are massively under valuing the Flames players here. That doesn't even get Andersson, let alone Zary who has been one of our best players this year

Yeah I'm trying to think outside the box for a way to get mittelstadt. Supposedly Buffalo wants players that can help now, especially if you guys end up trading hanifin, having Byram and Hanifins return definitely kicks you guys off in another good direction

Yeah the first+Behrens is more to take on ryjo and get fehervary.

You clearly have no idea who Rasmus Andersson or Conor Zary are. Rasmus Andersson is worth 3x 1st Round Picks by himself. His contract is very valuable, probably the Flames next Captain and widely considered and accepted as untouchable. Zary will very likely be in the Top 3-5 in Calder Trophy Votes for Rookie of the Year

Sabres would be left with no number 1 for the rest of this season, Annunen has 0 value and the Sabres don't need him

I think CGY fans are way over rating Andersson or disrespecting Byram. Their is not much between them especially considering age and team control

not close for washington

If you see this and think Dowd is the player worth a 1st you are clueless.

Capitals pass. Horrible trade for them.

Right targets, wrong execution.

Colorado would and should target Mittelstadt ✅
Calgary would be interested in Byram ✅
Buffalo would be interested in Andersson ✅


However
Calgary would not make Andersson or Zary available to get Byram ❌
Buffalo isn't interested in trading UPL ❌

Your values are also off. In terms of value here is the order
1. Andersson
2. Byram
3. Mittelstadt
4. Zary
5. Avs 2024 1st
6. Luukkonen
7. Avs 2026 2nd
8. Olofsson
9. Annunen

Avs can’t afford Mitts going forward anyways

As one of their fans @Nskelton, u should really know this

Sabres aren’t trading Mitts btw

Everyone declines. Sorted!

The hardest of no's from the Caps

Yeah, we(AVS) fans hopefully trading Manson in the off-season and one of Girard or Byram. Kind of chose Toews-Makar over the possiblity of Byram-makar

So let’s just say u trade out Manson & Girard so u can sign Mitts (or whoever at 2C)…..
Then how do u fill those holes on defense with no Cap Space to do so ?

Byram can move up to take Girard spot in the top4
But then you’ve gotta replace him at LD3
That can be done cheap
But who do u have partner w Byram?
Bc i don’t think that’s gonna be cheap

So now are u moving ANOTHER player out so u can get Byram a partner?
And if so, how do u get a partner for Byram, AND now fill ANOTHER HOLE in the lineup you’ve created ?


I suppose it’s all possible, but it’s getting pretty complicated pretty quickly here

If we trade Byram+ Manson hopefully one returns one more suited partner(less expensive) for Girard.
Byram and Manson opens up 8.35 which is more than enough for Casey and depth D

Mitts is gonna cost around $7mil per