[David Struch]

Calgary remains under the salary cap by about $1.779 million. Now come the deadline, those dollars translate to approximately $8.27 million. So the dilemma is not much of one.

The Calgary Flames can mitigate that further by placing Stone on the long-term injured list. That frees up even more money to acquire talent.


Who could come and go? Let’s take a peak.

Niklas Hjalmarsson — Hjalmarsson would be a defensive upgrade for his ability to play within himself alone. His relative possession compared to the team is +2.6% at even strength, and this is despite a defensive deployment of over 64%. There are a few snags in a trade. His cap hit is $4.1 million over the next few seasons (not just one year). Furthermore, the Arizona Coyotes defenseman submits a ten team list of teams he desires to go to. Finally, there is the cost of trading within a division. That likely drives up the asking price a little bit.

A couple of cheaper targets

Anthony DeAngelo — DeAngelo appears out of New York in a New York minute come the trade deadline. On a porous New York Rangers squad, his metrics are +3% compared to team relatives. His ice time is sheltered at around 18 1/2 to 19 minutes — that is up two minutes from last year. The problem is he has only played in 31 games. He has been healthy scratched often. The 23-year-old defenseman could be acquired for a very reasonable draft pick or low ranking prospect.

Jordan Oesterle — Oesterle presents as a cheap move made closer to the trade deadline. The defenseman has been serviceable for the Arizona Coyotes. The asking price for Oesterle would likely be a late round draft pick. The nice part is the rental could be brought back for cheap next season as well if he impresses.

https://mynhltraderumors.com/potenti...es/2019/01/28/