The National Hockey League’s trade deadline is a couple weeks away and the Calgary Flames could be very, very busy. With an eye towards potential swaps, here’s a rundown of which Flames assets could be moved and which are likely staying put.
The “Not Going Anywheres”
There are a group of players you can probably consider the team’s core bodies. They’re signed for awhile and unlikely to be headed elsewhere any time soon. (Almost all of these guys were signed, traded for, or drafted by Brad Treliving.)
- F Matthew Tkachuk
- F Elias Lindholm
- F Derek Ryan
- F Mikael Backlund
- D Mark Giordano
- D Rasmus Andersson
- D Noah Hanifin
- G David Rittich
(Backlund has a full no trade clause, so he’s locked in here regardless.