Flames looking to trade defenceman Daniil Miromanov: report

The NHL’s trade deadline is this coming Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. MT, and according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on the latest edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast, the Calgary Flames could be making a few moves.

While the Flames don’t seem likely to move out anybody significant, Friedman shared with co-host Kyle Bukauskas that one player in particular might be headed elsewhere.

Regarding the team’s current direction, Friedman noted that the Flames want to stay in the race so that their young players can gain some experience in big game situations:

“I also believe that they want their young players, their young players who are going to be a big part of their team in the future… they want those guys playing important games.”

One player that hasn’t been playing much, though, is blueliner Daniil Miromanov. Acquired by the Flames from the Vegas Golden Knights prior to last year’s deadline as part of the Noah Hanifin trade, Miromanov originally was slotted into the Flames’ top two defensive pairings. While he seemed to find a nice niche last season alongside MacKenzie Weegar, Miromanov has more recently fallen out of the top four group in favour of Joel Hanley and found himself either on the third pairing or – more often – as a healthy scratch.

Miromanov played on the Flames’ third pairing in Sunday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. That game represented just his nine game appearance since mid-December, a stretch that’s seen him sit as a spectator for 20 games.

“I think they’re trying to find a place for Miromanov,” said Friedman. “He’s not really playing. He’s still a pretty young guy, wants to play. I think that they probably try to find somewhere for him.”

The 27-year-old Miromanov is a right shot blueliner that previously played forward at the junior level, and he has shown pretty good offensive instincts. Despite his age, he’s still carving out a niche for himself at the NHL level – Sunday’s outing in Carolina was just his 86th NHL game, as he’s previously missed some time due to injury. He’s under contract through next season with a $1.25 million cap hit.

The Flames are back in action on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The 2025 NHL trade deadline is Friday at 1 p.m. MT.