What may the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets might be pondering forward of the commerce deadline?
Sportsnet: Frank Seravalli on if the Calgary Flames are going to be patrons or sellers on the NHL commerce deadline, and what the Winnipeg Jets might be pondering.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Nick Kypreos: “Gotta ask you about Winnipeg and Calgary by way of the expectations going into the commerce deadline. We all know Winnipeg is in a unique place than Calgary, however low and behold, Calgary is man, proper there within the thick of issues as properly. So what are you listening to on these, these fronts?”
Seravalli: “Nicely, the Flames are simply affected person. They’ve been a scrappy staff. They’ve been to me, some of the enjoyable groups to look at within the league, as a result of I believe they actually perceive what they’ve and what their id is. And so they don’t actually attempt to do an excessive amount of. They’re infrequently taking part in over their heads, which I believe has been a very vital aspect of this season. And so they additionally appear actually comfy irrespective of the scenario, down, up, no matter it’s.
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They’ve acquired sufficient vets there that they’ve pulled that group collectively. The tradition is evening and day totally different, I believe, from this yr to final. And I believe they’re a staff that’s going to stay proper in it up till the very finish.
So far as what which means for the commerce deadline, it in all probability signifies that there’s not going to be a fireplace sale, which is disappointing to quite a lot of groups I’m positive. Will they’ve to think about a name or two if it is available in asking for Rasmus Andersson, or no matter that market appears to be like like? Yeah, Craig Conroy goes to have to think about all the pieces that comes throughout his plate for the Calgary Flames. However I, I don’t suppose they’re in a posture or place the place they’d need to do one thing.
And I believe the larger half relating to Winnipeg is asking the query of Kevin Cheveldayoff, who took a pair large swings final yr. Though the costs weren’t exorbitantly excessive, nonetheless definitely paid a reasonably respectable penny to usher in the blokes that he did that made instant modifications that basically didn’t affect that staff within the playoffs.
So look, I believe Winnipeg for the beginning that that they had, after which the just about anticipated downturn and got here, you recognize, come again to Earth, I nonetheless just like the Jets, really, for those who’re some odds and Borne, I do know you’re throughout this. Like Jets as a President’s Trophy winner. I imply points-wise, gold differential-wise, I don’t know why that wouldn’t be a staff that you simply’d be interested by by way of means to make a run for that as the highest staff within the West or in your complete NHL within the common season. I believe they’re fairly uniquely positioned for that with Connor Hellebuyck.
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And I simply surprise, I don’t, once more, don’t know precisely what Kevin Cheveldayoff’s pondering. However whenever you, whenever you do exit final yr, and make the additions that you simply did after which don’t discover success within the playoffs, do you flip across the subsequent yr and say, ‘possibly much less is extra.’ Perhaps now we have a great staff, and don’t want to try this. I don’t know.”
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