The Calgary Flames proceed their rebuild below Basic Supervisor Craig Conroy as he shipped goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils for a top-10 protected first-round choose in 2025 and a defenseman Kevin Bahl.
NHL Commerce: The Calgary Flames Lastly Ship Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey and Calgary have been commerce companions earlier than with the Tyler Toffoli and Yegor Sharangovich commerce. Nevertheless, Conroy is continuous together with his mission of getting this crew youthful and has executed a superb job of getting property for gamers who not wish to be in Calgary.
It began with Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Chris Tanev, and Jacob Markstrom.
As TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button stated on SportsCenter with Jay Onrait, Conroy bought property for a participant who managed {the marketplace}, together with picks and gamers who can assist the Flames transfer ahead.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames GM Craig Conroy Restocks The Cabinet
Jay Onrait: “You talked about what the Flames get again that 2025 choose is prime 10 protected Craig, I do know that’s gonna be an actual sturdy draft. So then, in the event that they determined to kick it down the street, it will be 2026. Total, you understand, you talked concerning the no-movement clause that clearly is an element, however are you pleased with what Craig Conroy bought in change for his goaltender?”
Craig Button: “Yeah, I’m gonna go two methods right here. Jay. The primary place is, you understand, a brand new area is coming to Calgary at the start of the 28 season. And I believe that while you have a look at the strikes that Craig Conroy has executed together with his unrestricted free brokers, getting draft picks in 25 and getting draft picks in 26, it actually continues to level in direction of the opening of a brand new constructing when these gamers might be three and 4 years into their careers from being drafted and, you understand, establishing your crew to be in an area the place you will be aggressive and so they’re prepared to come back in and play in a brand new area.
That’s primary. Quantity two, and that is all the time fascinating to me, you understand after I hear, and I heard this about Chris Tanev, the Calgary Flames undersold by Chris Tanev. Do you actually assume, Jay, that Craig Conroy turned down a first-round draft choose and an everyday roster participant for Chris Tanev? Do you actually assume that there was a greater deal on the market for Jacob Markstrom, contemplating that he had a no-move clause?
NHL Rumors: Flames GM Craig Conroy Continues To Get Worth for His Gamers
There wasn’t, and the truth that folks get on the market and say all they offered low on, on Chris Tanev. Oh, this isn’t an ideal deal for Jacob Markstrom. That is {the marketplace}. And Craig Conroy understands {the marketplace}. And he made a deal that satisfies not solely the understanding of {the marketplace} but in addition the understanding of the place their crew is at and the place they wish to be when that new area opens.
So I might say that with the protection corps being constructed up in a whole lot of alternative ways with a whole lot of several types of gamers, that’s going to be an space of energy. They’ve some good younger gamers up entrance, and as you simply identified, they’ve a whole lot of draft picks and a whole lot of alternative add extra talent into the lineup via the draft.”
