20 of the 31 teams have inquired about Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman
Honestly hockey: Frank Seravalli, on the high level of interest the Calgary Flames are receiving in forward Blake Coleman.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Seravalli: “…because sources indicate that 20, two-zero teams out of 31 others in the NHL have already called the Calgary Flames on Blake Coleman this season.
Now, they’re in no rush to move him. And so it will take something good and interesting to make the Calgary Flames jump. But believe it or not, right now, Nazem Nazem, who we’ve also talked about, at center, yes, Blake Coleman, with one year left at $4.9 million, has actually earned more interest than Nazem Kadri so far, which is interesting.
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So what do you think, am I reading that correctly? For example, the Stars don’t have unlimited future resources to spend because they have already been so aggressive in the trade market.”
Brien Rea: “Well, it’s not just the Stars. I think a few things. Look at Nazem Kadri and the four or five years he has left on his contract, at the contract hit (three years at $7 million each). That’s a lot for any team to swallow, whether it’s with assets or with their own cap situation. So I can understand why that volume isn’t louder with Nazem Kadri.”
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Blake Coleman, I look at it in the same prism as Mason Marchment. Veteran forward, middle six, 20-goal potential, not just playoff experience, Stanley Cup Final experience with Tampa Bay.
He’s a custom trading chip that someone can go and get. And it’s tight and messy as the Eastern Conference has been and the lower end of the Western Conference has been around the wild card picture. I’m not surprised that at least 20 teams have called about him, because everyone will be looking for someone who can get them two extra points to get into that one extra playoff spot, given how tight everything is.
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So I’m not surprised at all. It’s not just a team like Dallas, I think the 20 teams that are all involved in this are dealing with this situation right now.”
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