The Calgary Flames have decided to be sellers heading into the NHL Trade Deadline on March 6. They’ve already traded MacKenzie Weegar to the Utah Mammoth. That is after Rasmus Andersson was shipped to the Vegas Golden Knights earlier this 12 months. Now, the main target is moving to other players.
Considered one of those other players is Zach Whitecloud, who’s garnering significant interest from other teams, in accordance with hockey insider Darren Dreger of TSN.
“No surprise Zach Whitecloud has a big audience of teams circling. 15 or more. Flames should be blown away by a suggestion to trade him. He’s key in helping their young D. Tons of interest in Coleman. Offers aren’t ok,” Dreger posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Whitecloud went undrafted after playing at Bemidji State University. He signed an entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights, playing one game in 2017-18, before returning to the NHL in 2019-20. He played 368 games with the Golden Knights, becoming a solid defender for the team. Whitecloud was traded in January to Alberta as a part of the deal for Andersson.
The 29-year old defenseman is within the fourth season of a six-year extension he signed with the Golden Knights. At an AAV of $2.75 million, it’s a desirable contract for a top-four defenseman. Whitecloud has been great in his 12 games with the Flames up to now, which could lead on to the team keeping him, as hockey insider Frank Seravalli is reporting.
“No surprise, but Flames moving MacKenzie Weegar implies that Zach Whitecloud is probably going staying put. He’s been a great slot in Calgary,” Servalli wrote on X.
The Flames will still be energetic because the trade deadline approaches. Nazem Kadri could possibly be one in every of those players moved in the following day, as could Coleman.
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