In August 2022, Kent Hughes acquired Sean Monahan, along with a first-round pick in 2025, in exchange for future considerations. After an injury that spoiled the GM's plans to trade him at the last trade deadline, the 29-year-old forward agreed to return to the city for a season at the modest sum of $1.985 million. Seeing how he performs this season, it's a real bargain.
This bargain, in addition to possibly paying off big at the trade deadline, comes with a first-round pick. This pick, which is conditional, can lead to many scenarios. Here, as excellently diagrammed by the great Andrew Zadarnowski, are the different possibilities.
All this for taking on Monahan's salary so that the Flames could sign Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. As of November 3, these two players had accumulated 4 and 5 points, respectively, the same total as Monahan.
