The Calgary Flames are still in the middle of a rebuild, and that means the phone isn’t going quiet anytime soon.
David Pagnotta said on Hello Hockey that Calgary continues to field calls on players and is prepared to keep listening as the summer unfolds. He pointed to Morgan Frost as one name still circulating in trade chatter, while noting the Flames have other players they’re willing to discuss as well.
“Calgary, it’s, it’s, I mean, rebuild mode. I think, I missed the beginning of what you guys were chatting about on the Flames. But I don’t think it’s any secret that they’re going through this process, and they’re going to continue to listen on a lot of their guys.
Morgan Frost ‘s name still out there. They have others they’re willing to listen on.
There are teams interested in (Zach) Whitecloud still, and so on and so on. So this is going to be an interesting summer, I think.
I think we’ll see sporadic movement, you know, starting maybe next week, maybe a little bit after next week, after like some of the free agents start to find their new homes that are still available. And then we’ll see kind of like random moves happen throughout the summer.
And it wouldn’t surprise me if Calgary gets in on, on you know some of that action with,with what’s going on with them in the direction they’re going. And, and you know the (Blake) Coleman move was kind of anticipated.
You know, we talked about this before that, that they were, you know, actively looking to move him. Dallas was a key destination, but with their financials, it just didn’t make sense to, to be able to pull that off.
So he goes to Minnie, and and has a good opportunity there to chase a cup.
So, I think they’re going to continue to take calls and get engaged in in some convers, some random conversations throughout the summer. I mean, guys are starting to go away to the cottage and whatnot. But with, with how things have gone in the first or well, I guess the first week, but also in, in the last couple of weeks, as much as guys are going to be, you know, posting up on the dock or something like that, they’re also going to still have their phones readily available.”
Pagnotta also suggested the action may not come all at once. He expects movement to be scattered through the offseason, starting perhaps next week or a little later, once some of the remaining free agents settle on new homes.
He added that Calgary could still be part of that wave, especially given the direction the team is headed. The Blake Coleman move was described as expected, with Pagnotta saying the Flames had been actively trying to move him. Dallas had been a key destination, but the finances didn’t work, so Coleman ended up in Minnie, where he has a chance to chase a cup.
For now, Calgary looks set to keep working the phones while the summer drags on, with more calls and conversations likely to follow.
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