sooo basically 4 first round picks and a 2nd to dump VV? sound really steep and feel like they can get a better value elsewhere

Calgary's not getting close to that. Hanifin, use the Hampus Lindholm trade, 1st round pick, prospect, maybe a roster guy. Markstrom, the Flames have zero need to trade him so a team will overpay if they do, Holtz for MArkstrom straight across would be ideal.

Looks pretty fair without Mercer in it

Hard to fathom why price would be going up.

Holtz sounds like he was made available. It’s clear Mercer was never part of this deal. Casey is unlikely. 1st only with conditions (maybe similar to LAK conditions in their pick last year).

Hanifin sounds like he is killing deals that don’t send him to his list of teams. Markstrom unhappy with Conroy. Sounds like both sides would have been better off if they had done the deal two weeks ago.

Sides agree to Holtz for Markstrom retained.

Markstrom takes a shot at flames Front office.

Apparently Hanifin won’t extend with a bunch of teams.

So logically the price change is

NJD adds Casey+1st+Mercer+2nd and doesn’t get retention???

Maybe if you take out holtz as wel