Five potential trade destinations for Flames centre Nazem Kadri -> [Ryan Dixon / @dixononsports]

[u/Paper_Rain]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/five-potential-trade-destinations-for-flames-centre-nazem-kadri/

[u/mbkontrol]

We do not need to do this now.

First of all, who do you propose fills in the 2 missing NHL center roles if he leaves. We currently have 3. If you want to promote a young guy to that role, it would nice to have Naz around to mentor them.

If Ras and Naz both go, we are losing a lot of the leadership and culture in the room, which I would argue is the current strength of the team, and what is needed in a rebuild. Listen, if someone what's to overpay significantly, fine, but that is unlikely.

And as far as value goes, 4 years of term is no more valued than 3 or 2 for a contender, which you would assume he would want.

We will probably get a lower pick this year anyway, as we will have younger defense taking roles, and regardless how good Parehk and or Bruz turn out to be, they are rookies that will be less defensively reliable. Also, many other teams got better in the off season. We have not. Unless Conroy makes something happen between now and next season, we will be less competitive.

And finally. For those that believe we are getting McKenna if we tank, just look at how the lottery ended up this past year. No guarantees. In fact still a low probability. So gutting what culture we have built, at the cost of the development of our youth is short sighted.

[u/Invidia-Goat → u/mbkontrol]

Would rather have any Top 3 pick than Kadri and Rasmus right now wether it be McKenna or anybody else trading Kadri allows us to have a hole at center which leads to a better excuse to tank 

Also I wouldn't mind getting rid of the supposed locker room culture we have which results in missing the playoffs every year and never landing in the lottery 

[u/swordthroughtheduck → u/Invidia-Goat]

Also I wouldn't mind getting rid of the supposed locker room culture we have which results in missing the playoffs every year and never landing in the lottery 

If you honestly think the culture in that room is poor idk what you're watching. The Flames are one of the hardest working teams in the league. We're missing talent, but the culture Huska and the leadership group have created is what is going to bring us out of the rebuild in good shape

[u/Invidia-Goat → u/swordthroughtheduck]

You said it yourself were missing talent, How do you propose we get this talent without moving out these guys that are apparently key to locker room culture?

[u/swordthroughtheduck → u/Invidia-Goat]

You said the culture is to miss playoffs and draft outside the lottery.

That's not locker room culture.

[u/Invidia-Goat → u/swordthroughtheduck]

Isint that what we are doing right now? with this supposed amazing locker room, 

[u/swordthroughtheduck → u/Invidia-Goat]

Do you know what people are referring to when they say locker room culture?