Could Nazem Kadri be a fit with the Calgary Flames?

Friends, free agency began two weeks ago in the National Hockey League and Nazem Kadri remains a free agent. A key member of the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup championship team, Kadri would probably have signed somewhere if not for the salary cap challenges faced by most of the league’s contenders.

With Kadri a free agent and the Flames likely looking to replace some of the offence they lost this off-season, could Kadri be a fit?

There’s two ways of looking at Kadri’s situation: the hockey side and the financial side.

The hockey side is pretty straightforward. Kadri is 31 and is a left shot centre. He’s emerged as a really good offensive forward and has played 739 regular season games with…