The Calgary Flames were shorthanded on Saturday night as they began the stretch drive against the Carolina Hurricanes. In the big picture sense, they had traded away Nazem Kadri (and previously sent away Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar) so their lineup was depleted.
Calgary Flames defenseman Zach Whitecloud exited Saturday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes and did not return after an awkward collision with Nikolaj Ehlers late in the first period.
The Calgary Flames have known heading into the trade deadline that this season is a lost one. Coming off their worst start in franchise history, the Flames are looking at picking at the NHL Entry Draft inside the top three for the very first time.
The Calgary Flames made a handful of trades on Friday. Everyone knows about the major trades they made, like when the Flames sent Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights in January, or the two major trades that saw Nazem Kadri head to the Colorado Avalanche and MacKenzie Weegar head to the Utah Mammoth.
The Calgary Flames took a decisive step toward reshaping their future at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, making multiple moves that signal a clear organizational direction.
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The Calgary Flames were one of the National Hockey League’s busiest teams leading up to Friday’s trade deadline. Back in January, they traded veteran defender Rasmus Andersson, a pending unrestricted free agent, to Vegas for four assets.
Before Craig Conroy took over as their general manager in 2023, the Calgary Flames had made multiple picks in the first round of a single NHL Draft just once.
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Wednesday saw the Flames make a shocking trade, sending veteran Mackenzie Weegar to the Utah Mammoth. In return, they got three second-round picks in the upcoming draft, Olli Maatta, and prospect Jonathan Castagna.
There were some tense moments of absolute nothingness throughout the morning, as the trade deadline was looking like one of the quietest in recent memory.
On a day that seemed like it would be quiet for the Calgary Flames, the team decided to end the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline with a bang. The team moved veteran forward Nazem Kadri to the Colorado Avalanche moments before the deadline arrived.
The Calgary Flames have come up short of the playoffs for the past three seasons, and it is to the point in the season where fans are becoming more and more resigned to the belief that this season might not be any different.
The NHL trade deadline always delivers a few blockbusters, and the Colorado Avalanche made a massive splash by bringing back a familiar face. Nazem Kadri is heading back to Colorado in a deal with the Calgary Flames that signals the Avalanche are officially all-in for another Stanley Cup run.
The Calgary Flames just snagged Ryan Strome from Anaheim for a seventh-round pick. On paper, it’s one of those tiny deadline deals that barely gets noticed.
The Nazem Kadri trade came out of nowhere right at the deadline, and it didn’t feel like it was going to happen. For a couple of days, it looked like it was on, then everything went dead quiet, like it was dead, then bam — it was back to life.
Trading away Nazem Kadri wasn’t the only thing the Calgary Flames did before the deadline. According to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic, the Flames have acquired forward prospect Brennan Othmann from the New York Rangers.
Craig Conroy was thrown right to the wolves in what is his first time as a general manager. Taking over for Brad Treliving, Conroy found himself with a veteran-filled Calgary Flames roster that had just missed the playoffs by 17 points.
The Calgary Flames pulled off a blockbuster of a trade, acquiring five assets from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for veteran defenceman MacKenzie Weegar.