Palmieri plays a lot bigger than his size. He plays more like a 6'3" power forward.
Great...The Flames have plenty of feisty guys too. We need actual size to physically wear down teams and deal with the large teams in our division like the Ducks.
I would love to have Palmieri on the team. I think he's a perfect depth forward. However, I see him as a 25 goal/50 point guy and not a perfect first line forward. In what way is he any better than our current option of Ferland for #1 RW? Once Ferland was moved into the top 6, he scored at a similar rate to Palmieri. He's also fiesty, but big too.
Bennett still has the potential to be a bonafide first line player. His floor IMO is a Palmieri type player.
Kylington is also a very solid prospect.
So basically unless you are sending a player that is a clear upgrade on Ferland, the Flames aren't interested. The pieces in this move also way too big to be moving for a guy like Palmieri.