Yarborough
This is not a robbery, I swear!
Given that our esteeming pile of doggy doodoo owner seems to think that playoffs are still in reach, who knows if the Flames trade Markstrom (or trades with Toronto for that matter) but perhaps there can be found a middle ground here involving the needs of all three teams here.
Colorado Receives:
Markstrom (50% retained)
Vladar
Calgary Receives:
Calum Ritchie
Francouz
Conditional 2026 2nd round pick (if Colorado makes SCF it becomes a 2026 1st)
Colorado 4th round pick
Samsonov
Toronto 2024 or 2026 1st or Minten
Ryan Reaves
2024 or 2025 4th round pick
Toronto Receives:
Georgiev
A.J. Greer
I tried balancing the value as best as I can. Reasoning (though unlikely a pair of goalies from the same teams get traded) is that Colorado upgrades their goaltending immediately (including for next season), Calgary takes on some cap dumps and gets some solid futures, and Toronto also upgrades their goaltending while dumping Reaves and getting a better player in Greer for the bottom six.
Unlikely, but how's the value?
Colorado Receives:
Markstrom (50% retained)
Vladar
Calgary Receives:
Calum Ritchie
Francouz
Conditional 2026 2nd round pick (if Colorado makes SCF it becomes a 2026 1st)
Colorado 4th round pick
Samsonov
Toronto 2024 or 2026 1st or Minten
Ryan Reaves
2024 or 2025 4th round pick
Toronto Receives:
Georgiev
A.J. Greer
I tried balancing the value as best as I can. Reasoning (though unlikely a pair of goalies from the same teams get traded) is that Colorado upgrades their goaltending immediately (including for next season), Calgary takes on some cap dumps and gets some solid futures, and Toronto also upgrades their goaltending while dumping Reaves and getting a better player in Greer for the bottom six.
Unlikely, but how's the value?