Who Else Besides Nazem Kadri Could possibly be on the Move?
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio on Wednesday with Steve Kouleas and Anthony Steward. He was asked about his report on the Calgary Flames and Nazem Kadri. While activity is picking up around Kadri, teams are also calling about other players.
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Steve Kouleas: “Joining us now in his usual Wednesday spot, Sirius XM Insider, Fourth Period NHL network. Dave Pagnotta is back. Dave, I see something possibly happening in Dallas and Calgary that you simply reported on earlier. What are you able to tell our listeners?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Well, truly, there was activity picking up across the Calgary Flames this week, and it hovered around (Nazem) Kadri. It’s hovered around (Blake) Coleman.
There have been reports this week that teams are kicking the tires again. Ottawa, I feel Bruce Garrioch had this last night (Tuesday night) that the Senators are kicking the tires again on MacKenzie Weegar. That’s something they’ve been poking around on before, going back to last season as well. And Ryan Lomberg‘s name is on the market.
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Teams have inquired about white Zach Whitecloud after they got him from Vegas within the Rasmus Andersson trade. There’s plenty of activity surrounding the Calgary Flames.
And Dallas is one team that has had interest in numerous Flames. They’d an interest in Andersson before. They’ve had interest in Coleman, who’s a neighborhood product, and there’s also interest in Nazem Kadri. So we’ll see form of where this goes.
I don’t know if the discussion is attempting to get something done by the Olympic Freeze on February 4, or if it will perform after the freeze lifts at the top of February, 12 days before the trade deadline. Nevertheless it definitely appears like Dallas and Calgary have had those conversations, and Kadri is definitely a focal point for Dallas.”
NHLRumors.com Note: The Calgary Flames have been a team many have circled as a seller. It began last 12 months with the Nazem Kadri talk he subdued, but they’ve picked up again. Many teams want Kadri, given his playoff track record as a winner, and never only that, they understand how flexible he may be within the lineup. You wish him to be a second-line center; he can try this. If a team needs him to be a third-line center, he may be that.
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However the Flames are still holding ground, as reported in the summertime, and waiting for a proposal they will’t refuse. That provide could be closing in on happening, at the very least by the trade deadline. But Kadri isn’t the one piece. Teams want Blake Coleman, Ryan Lomberg, Zach Whitecloud, and MacKenzie Weegar. But GM Craig Conroy is holding firm on his prices. Kadri is open to a trade, but Coleman would love to remain. If Conroy gets his yes offers, then all these players are gone because the rebuild is on in Calgary
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