Is a Calgary Flames Sell-Off Coming?
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Steve Kouleas and Nate Thompson. Pagnotta was asked about the Calgary Flames and Nazem Kadri, and whether Kadri would be traded by the March 6th Trade Deadline.
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NHL Rumors: Dallas and Calgary Talking Nazem Kadri
Steve Kouleas: “The freeze is over at 11:59 on the 22nd then we have 12 days. I see on your list here that Nazem Kadri is at the seven hole. Will you guarantee that Kadri is not a Flame on March 7, Dave?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I won’t guarantee anything, but I will certainly say that if the right offer is there, Calgary will make that move, if they feel that it’s the right one. He’s relayed to the team that if they are in a position to move him, he’s open to that. I believe they have a list of teams that he would accept the trade to, and between him and Coleman and perhaps MacKenzie Weegar, perhaps others on this team. Ryan Lomberg is another one. He’s a pending UFA, but he’s been generating some interest as well.
I don’t think Calgary is going to be a one-and-done by moving (Ramus) Andersson already. I think they’re going to have a few more things up their sleeve that they’re going to try to accomplish.”
Minnesota is Looking for a Center
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined SiriusXM NHL Network with Steve Kouleas and Nate Thompson and was asked about the Minnesota Wild’s search for a center and who some of the targets will be.
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NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, and the Ottawa Senators
Nate Thompson: “Dave, the rumour is that the Wild is looking for another first, second-line center with term. What players might be out there and under term that would be available for the Wild?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I circle back to (Vincent) Trocheck for Minny. I think that’s somebody is on their radar. I don’t know if they’ve had in depth conversations yet, but that’s certainly a player of interest. And obviously, Bill Guerin has got familiarity with the player with USA. I think they’re going to look at a few others and see what’s, what’s there.
I mean, look like I’ve been mentioning Columbus. I think they’re going to have a conversation with Charlie Coyle‘s camp to see if they can get something done. If not even with them on a heater right now, I can certainly see Coyle being a target for a lot of teams, including Minnesota. I’ve got to imagine that guys like Ryan O’Reilly and Brayden Schenn are going to be on their radar as well.
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche
Now in division, so complicates things. I don’t know Nashville, unless there’s an overpayment, really wants to part with O’Reilly right now. But Schenn could certainly be a target from that side of things, too.
So this, these next couple of weeks, are really going to help dictate some of the market, and if some of these players become available because their teams feel they can’t sign them today to extensions, and they’re better off trying to get assets and lose them for nothing in July, that could open things up for a team like Minnesota, that’s fishing.”
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