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2021 Flames Trade Targets: Nick Schmaltz

Welcome back to FlamesNation’s 2021 Flames Trade Targets series, in which our team of writers takes a look at some of the players around the league either in need of a change of scenery or rumoured to be on the market.

The Calgary Flames could use some more skilled players down the middle.

Yes, Elias Lindholm has shown plenty of promise since being shifted to the centre position to start the 2020–21 season. Lindholm scored 19 goals and 47 points in 56 games this season while contributing a total of 7.6 expected goals above replacement (xGAR), according to Evolving-Hockey.