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Here is a story out of the Boston Globe that the Flames are looking at dealing a d-man in the next two months.

The Flames are believed to be looking to move one of their defensemen, reports Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe. The back end has long been viewed as a strength in Calgary but the Flames are projected to finish the season less than $1 million under the salary cap, which doesn’t give them a lot of wiggle room with which to work if they want to add to the roster between now and the trade deadline.
Calgary came into the season with rookie Juuso Valimaki surprising many by earning a spot on the roster while sophomore Rasmus Andersson has played in all but three games so far as well. Injuries to Valimaki (lower body) and Michael Stone (blood clot) have pressed Oliver Kylington into action, and he has held his own in limited minutes.
As a result, the Flames have an impressive surplus of defensemen. Assuming that captain Mark Giordano and offseason acquisition Noah Hanifin are off the table, veterans T.J. Brodie ($4.65 million) and Travis Hamonic ($3.86 million) make sense as impact trade targets for teams. Both players are on below-market contracts and are signed through 2019-20, so they aren’t pure rentals. Accordingly, each player would yield a significant return if the Flames were to part with one.
Alternatively, GM Brad Treliving could also be convinced to part with one of his younger defenders. While that wouldn’t achieve the salary-cap savings that the Calgary could certainly use, any similar move would likely bring in a quality young forward who could help supplement the Flames' secondary scoring.
With how the likes of Valimaki and Andersson have performed, Calgary has an opportunity to cash in on an organizational surplus that could certainly help many teams. With Hamonic and Brodie set to become unrestricted free agents in 2020, it’s likely that the Flames were looking to deal from that depth by no later than the 2019 offseason. Instead, it appears they’re willing to make that type of move within the next couple of months.

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