Once a solid full-time NHL player, Michael Frolik’s career didn’t seem at all done, even after one bad season split between the Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres. His game started to shift from some offensive production to a more defensive role, playing in shorthanded situations and deeper tasks. He came out and said everything
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The Calgary Flames have had many players during their thirty years in the league. As a result, many different jersey numbers have been worn. Numbers like 7, 15, 16, 21 and 22, have been extremely popular, worn by 23 different players each, the highest amount of players who have worn any number in Flames history.
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Calgary’s GM clears the air about the rumored conditioning (or lack thereof) of Johnny Gaudreau. In Pittsburgh, the Penguins don’t have room to re-sign everyone so they may have tough decisions ahead. Is Michael Frolik leaving the NHL? Finally, in Edmonton, Rogers Place suffered extensive damage thanks to a storm.
With the NHL’s Feb. 24th NHL trade deadline less than three weeks away, only a handful of clubs can be considered sellers. That includes those mired at the bottom of the standings, such as the Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, and San Jose Sharks. That number could
Calgary Flames Targets After Michael Frolik deal Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Calgary is a team looking for an edge in their quest to make it to the NHL’s second season. Trading Michael Frolik for a fourth-round pick was all about gaining the $4.3 million in cap space. That space proves valuable in several ways and helps Calgary
Sabres trade Scandella to the Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Marco Scandella from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2020 fourth-round pick. The pick originally belonged to the San Jose Sharks. Thoughts from the media John Shannon: “Scandella being moved by Buffalo to Montreal makes a ton of sense on so many levels. Sabres
Flames looking to shake things up but nothing imminent TSN: Bob McKenzie said last night that though some of the Calgary Flames players might be grumbling about head coach Bill Peters, there is no reason to believe there will be a coaching change anytime soon. The Flames are looking to make move though. “General Manager
Friedman’s rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It would be a big surprise if the Calgary Flames traded forward Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames don’t want to make any rash moves. The Flames are looking to shake things up but have salary cap issues. They would be selling low on forward Mark Jankowski. Michael Frolik has
The 2019-20 NHL regular season is now underway. As fans settle in for another season of hockey action, they’ll also keep an eye on the rumor mill to determine which players could become NHL trade candidates. Earlier this week, we examined this season’s Eastern Conference NHL trade candidates. Here’s a look at those in the
Frolik still knows he could be moved Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Calgary Flames forward Michael Frolik realizes that the Flames may need to move out salary to re-sign restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk and Andrew Mangiapane, and that it could be him on the move. “I know something probably will happen,” said the Flames 31-year-old
© Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports Kings in the hunt for Hutton Dennis Bernstein: The Los Angeles Kings are still in the mix for free agent defenseman Ben Hutton. Can expect a decision from Hutton coming soon. If the Flames want to clear some salary cap space Brian Costello: The Calgary Flames have $7.7 million in
© Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Hall could look for Panarin money … Expect Marner to be the first RFA to sign Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Think that Taylor Hall will sign a long-term contract extension with the New Jersey Devils but it may not happen until at least halfway through the year. Hall can
© Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports Flames still need to create some cap space, could look to move Michael Frolik Kent Wilson of The Athletic: The Calgary Flames still need to re-sign restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk and Andrew Mangiapane. They’ll likely need to clear out $5 million in salary-cap space to do so. Moving defenseman
The lower-than-projected salary cap for the NHL’s 2019-20 season ($81.5 million) recently forced several teams to make cost-cutting deals. With the frenzy from the opening day of the free-agent market faded, a handful of clubs remain uncomfortably close to the cap. Some could be forced to free up more dollars via the trade market. Here’s
© Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports Jets could use some cheap depth Ken Wiebe: Still believe that the Winnipeg Jets will add a depth forward. They could use one in the $700,000 to $1 million range for their fourth line and the penalty kill. Canucks and Boeser getting a little closer but … Rick Dhaliwal: The
© Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Wild have been shopping Zucker @Account4hockey: Michael Russo (The Athletic) said on Minnesota radio that the Minnesota Wild have shopped winger Jason Zucker too: Calgary Flames for Michael Frolik/Sam Bennett. Pittsburgh Penguins for Phil Kessel. Arizona Coyotes for Christian Dvorak. The Coyotes countered with Christian Fischer. Vegas Golden Knights
report this ad It almost goes without saying, but the rumored Phil Kessel for Jason Zucker trade would theoretically work out great for the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker – (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Kessel Trade Not Yet a Done Deal It would obviously be dependent on a variety of factors,
The Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, and Winnipeg Jets entered the 2019 NHL playoffs as Stanley Cup hopefuls. Instead, they were eliminated from the opening round. Over the offseason, their respective general managers face the difficult prospect of maintaining contending rosters with limited salary-cap space. With over $69.3 million invested in 20 players,