{"id":483643,"date":"2026-02-15T19:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=483643"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:14:35","slug":"nhl-rumours-calgary-flames-trade-deadline-plans-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/02\/15\/nhl-rumours-calgary-flames-trade-deadline-plans-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Calgary Flames Trade Deadline Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for some more NHL rumours. We&#8217;re nearing the playoff round of the Olympic hockey tournament. However, there&#8217;s plenty of hot stove chatter as we await the return of NHL action. Some teams have already started making moves before the pre-Olympic roster freeze. However, we&#8217;ll definitely see more moves as we draw closer to the March 6 trade deadline. Some general managers are using the Olympic break to mull over their next moves.<\/p>\n<p>One team that may have work to do is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/12\/30\/the-calgary-flames-have-their-crease-on-lockdown-until-at-least-2028\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames.<\/a> This edition of NHL rumours talks about more moves that they could make before March 6.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>What Next for the Calgary Flames in the Lead into the Trade Deadline?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period appeared on The Sheet podcast to talk about what could be next for the Flames in the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVZLcJWm1k4?si=9DRwOuB_G3YD8qNc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> Calgary has already gotten to work dismantling its team. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/01\/18\/calgary-flames-trade-defenceman-western-conference-powerhouse\/\" target=\"_self\">Flames dealt<\/a> <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderra01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Andersson<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/02\/05\/nhl-predictions-feb-5-los-angeles-kings-vs-vegas-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> before the Olympic roster freeze. It seems that Calgary general manager <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/conrocr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Conroy<\/a> has already begun the process of tearing down the roster. The Andersson deal is probably not the last one Conroy is going to make.<\/p>\n<p>Two names on Calgary&#8217;s roster that are drawing interest are forwards <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kadrina01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazem Kadri<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/colembl01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Coleman<\/a>. Both players are experienced veterans that have hoisted the Stanley Cup in their lengthy careers. Contending teams would love to add either one of these players at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Kadri had seemed to be content with staying in Calgary and finishing out his contract in previous editions of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/21\/nhl-rumours-involving-a-top-end-calgary-flame-splayer\/\" target=\"_self\">NHL rumours<\/a>. However, Pagnotta mentioned that Kadri is open to a move and that speaks volumes.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman may be 34 years old, but he can still be a useful player to a contending team. He works hard at both ends of the ice and was key piece to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/02\/05\/nhl-predictions-lightning-panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> when they won back-to-back championships.<\/p>\n<h3>What it Means<\/h3>\n<p>Pagnotta mentioned that there was plenty chatter surrounding Coleman before the roster freeze. However, Coleman&#8217;s injury that he suffered an upper-body injury against the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/02\/01\/nhl-predictions-boston-bruins-tampa-bay-lightning-stadium-series\/\" target=\"_self\"> Boston Bruins<\/a> on January 8. The Flames decided to hold him out and he&#8217;ll likely be ready after the Olympic break.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman&#8217;s salary cap hit is also a manageable $4.9 million, which isn&#8217;t as painful as some of the cap hits other players available at the deadline may have. That hit is digestible and could be moved fairly easily.<\/p>\n<p>Kadri may be harder to move due to him having a <a  href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/nazem-kadri\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$7 million cap hit<\/a>. The veteran forward also has three more seasons left after this season is over. He&#8217;ll be 38 years old when his contract wraps up at the end of the 2028-29 season. Kadri is a proven winner and a solid point-getter, but that hit is a tough one for a contender to absorb for an aging player.<\/p>\n<p>Pagnotta notes the Flames veterans are a tight-knit group, but they&#8217;ll likely be movement once the roster freeze is lifted. Calgary seems destined to start over, and Conroy might be willing to move several veteran players.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: David Gonzales-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for some more NHL rumours. We&#8217;re nearing the playoff round of the Olympic hockey tournament. However, there&#8217;s plenty of hot stove chatter as we await the return of NHL action. Some teams have already started making moves before the pre-Olympic roster freeze. However, we&#8217;ll definitely see more moves as we draw closer to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":446402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,4547,34,4548,4321],"tags":[3517,5814,5481,235,1421],"class_list":["post-483643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flames","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","category-rumours","tag-blake-coleman","tag-calgary-flames-rumours","tag-craig-conroy","tag-nazem-kadri","tag-rasmus-andersson"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":483644,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483643\/revisions\/483644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}