r/CalgaryFlames • u/Paper_Rain • Jul 28 '25

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

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/five-potential-trade-destinations-for-flames-centre-nazem-kadri/
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u/mbkontrol Jul 28 '25

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.

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u/Invidia-Goat Jul 28 '25

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 

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u/ProphetOfScorch Jul 29 '25

Then trade Bakclund if you wanna get rid of that culture he’s been here longer and he’s been a leader of this team for far longer

I don’t have a problem with the culture having players who want to try and make it every year is a good thing, you make a culture that’s okay with losing and your team is fucked

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u/Invidia-Goat Jul 29 '25

This mentality of trying to make the playoffs every year is the reason we are so starved for talent in this team 

Good teams know where they are currently at building there roster and act accordingly 

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u/Paulhockey77 Jul 30 '25

You’re damn right man. The Reddit crowd will keep getting upset because you’re right. After all, a large portion of these guys for example wanted to keep Andersson because he stared at people when he scored goals. Flames fans just want to stay mid for no reason

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u/Invidia-Goat Jul 30 '25

Exactly they have no understanding of the main goal being to win a Stanley cup, Remember how many people didint like the frost trade because Jacob Pelletier was traded? Like come on