Nhl hockey today – The 2024-25 nhl season has already provided quite a few surprise starts in both directions (nashville predators and colorado avalanche come to mind), and so far the calgary flames definitely qualify. Today we dive into the report that could highlight a potential big trade for the team that might be in the cards, and what/who that could mean for craig conroy and the flames. For all things hockey including recaps reactions and breakdowns of nhl highlights today , coverage of nhl news and rumors , trades and signings , rankings and variety longer form videos, picks and predictions plus more, subscribe to johnny hawkey now jonathan hawkey . Will maybe cover the calgary flames vs seattle kraken game tonight but not sure yet, this subject is definitely fascinating when it comes to this team. Nhl 2024
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Ridley Greig would be a good fit but I doubt my sens would sell him
Conroy has been saying for months that he's looking for a center. He said nothing worth doing has come up so this is not really news.
Marco Rossi!!!
Also, isnt mcdavid due at the end of the year? 👀🤣🤣
The overreaction is comedy.
They could get Cousins if Buffalo needs to dump salary, which is not surprising really. Buffalo does. not need any Dman either. Sharky needs to stay on the wing and so does Popsicle. So yeah they kinda do need a center. man.
This report is bs.
Seravallis an idiot. Guess the flames had help from Johnny hockey. Disgrace
All I know is that I feel for Buffalo…
They've been in a cycle of "We'll be good next year" for roughly 20 straight years at this point and seeing them once again having discussions of moving out big pieces is just sad.
I think they need another winger to push Matt Coronado for his spot. Nick Robertson would be an interesting add to the Flames. He is faster and better skill.
Cozens+Krebs to Calgary
Anytime I hear the name Seravalli, I tune out. He has a long way to go to earn credibility imo.
lmao at the shane rumor, no effing way that happens or ron francis should be fired lol
Depends on who the Flames give up. There's basically only Anderson and Weegar left that other teams would be interested in acquiring for a second line center.
Might actually be a about making sure they're slightly worse in the short term but better in the long term, they need to finish bottom 10 to keep their 1st round draft pick.
They need a middle 6 centre no matter what. Imagine what would happen if Backs or Kadri had a substantial injury. Just DO NOT go overpay for an over 30 vet.
Too early by far
The annoying part about right shooting center is that Huby has stated he can't play with them. It's why Lindholm wreckt him
Hockey is back and no you cant get Shane ever .
Addition by subtraction, I suspect Kadri and his contract would be part of the deal for a younger player that grow with the younger core.
Its 4 games.
There's no harm in looking at what's there. As long as the pressure is low to actually pull the trigger, he might as well kick a few tires. The chemistry is already going to get shaken up when Sharangovich gets back from injury, so that's not really a concern, and the faceoff percentage has been a weak spot so far. I don't think Conroy's naïve enough to sell the future for an upgrade this year. Especially when a push for the playoffs this year would send our 1st overall pick to MTL.
Reminder that Frank Seravalli is a clown, and has no real insider knowledge. Guy just spouts BS and people listen, for some ungodly reason.
They need a centre even if they go 10-0. Organizational need. Their best centres are 34 and 35
Those teams wouldn’t want a first round pick lol they’d want a roster player
Trade in the works based on 4 regular season games to me is a little premature, depending on reasoning:
– wins against VAN / EDM who started slow skew it
– win against CHI / PHI to be somewhat expected (.500 and 1-2-1 teams)
Going 4-0-0 is a nice surprise.
If it's part of retool on the fly, that's okay. If it's part of a larger plan in the works since Conroy got in, that's okay.
If it's knee jerk due to 4-0-0, I'd wait a little longer.
Calling other GMs is part of the job, perhaps because Flames are doing well – that this is making a little more news than normal.
Some hot teams to start 23-24 didn't make playoffs, so hopefully everything is being considered.
I'd love to see Cozens in a Flames Jersey. I think he could be a massive addition to the youth the Flames are trying to bring up.
Pierre Luc Dubois to the flames
Im pretty sure he already said he already did all the heavy lifting and is looking to build stability
Hamilton was totally worth the assets in that 2015 trade though. It was some of the other moves in that 2015-18 windows that were the problem.
I don’t mind them getting a young C now, but no big FAs or older acquisitions please.
Frank Seravelli’s a clown dude. Take what he comes up with like a grain of salt
Bring in a center under 23 isn't going to hurt the rebuild imo
Looks like Murray Edwards got a hold of Conroy and told him to stop the rebuild.
Even if you're hardcore on team rebuild and you think the team needs to tank at all costs, why would anyone get bent out of shape over what Frank Seravalli says?
Frank Servali is an insider that knowingly spreads misinformation to get headlines. If you look at his “leaks” in hindsight you can find him making multiple false statements that he knew weren’t true.
good luck getting shane wright, we love him here in seattle
It's like Alberta weather. Believe it when it happens and don't listen to the rumors
If anything they should be trying to trade Huberdeau and Kadri now while their stock is high.
I love how people are surprised that Conroy is doing exactly what he told us he was going to do. He isnt going to sell of players for the sake of tanking the team, and if Flames want a #1 C like what Lindholm was, theyre going to have to trade for one.
Its why Ras is being talked about as trade bait, he could fetch us a #1 C.
i agree this has been in the flames wishes for a while. craig is not an idiot he isnt gambling away the future to win now he is trying to fill an organizational need that has been known for a while. I think looking back 20 years from now craig will be looked at as one of our best GMs, hes hockey and business savy he is extremely friendly and likable while not becoming a pushover. I really think the best is yet to come with him at the GM position.
It’s Conroy’s job to improve his team. He’s likely talking to capped out teams to see if anyone has a centre with a bad contract they want to get rid of. Flames would take the contract with a draft pick for futures or a depth player. 4-0 isn’t reason to go all in, they might be 4-6 by next weekend.