3 Trades New Jersey Devils Could Offer For Matthew Tkachuk

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The Devils here still give the Flames a quality young forward in Yegor Sharangovich. He’s a scoring machine whose numbers show he is a pure finisher. The Flames still get a great winger who could grow into something better. The difference here is that Sharagovich’s ceiling is much, much lower than Tkachuk’s. Most would be happy if Sharangovich ever becomes a 30-goal scorer. Tkachuk is coming off a 42-goal season and he’s statistically one of the best players in the league.

So, it’s clearly far off from where the Flames want to be in a trade. The Devils need to add serious draft capital to make this work. They give the Flames two unprotected first-round picks, a second-round pick, plus a former first-round pick in Alexander Holtz.

The Holtz part of this makes it interesting for the Flames. He could be ready to make the NHL this season. He could one day become a 35-40-goal scorer himself. However, the Devils might not feel like his ceiling is as high as one would hope. He’s still incredibly valuable, and the Flames would love to have him.

The Devils are taking a real risk with the draft picks, but Tkachuk has to make them a playoff team, right? They get to keep Bratt and add Tkachuk, giving both Hughes and Hischier legit forwards for the next generation. This seems like the deal that might actually make the Devils decent contenders.