The National Hockey League’s 2020-21 trade deadline is today at 1 p.m. MT. After that point, players added to a team’s reserve list are not eligible to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Calgary Flames are a long-shot to qualify for those playoffs.
What are the constraining factors the Flames are dealing with right now, in terms of contracts, waivers and the salary cap?
Roster and contract limit
Until the day of the trade deadline, the Flames are limited to 23 players on their NHL roster (along with four to six players on their taxi squad).