[Trade] Markstrom (31.25% retained) traded to NJ for 2025 1st (top 10 protected) and Bahl

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

Miromanov will be in the top 4 almost guaranteed.

and he looked really good with Weegar in limited viewings

[dammage79]

I've got Grushnikov making the team out of camp as well. So make room.

[RedHawk12]

Originally Posted by Bingo

1) You don't need to be given permission to respond to anything.
2) I'm simply tired of those that assign the thoughts of one or two to many or all.

I get tired of some of the responses here too. We're just tired of different things.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by dgibb10

No Holtz, no 10th overall, AND you retained.

Don't want to say I told you so but I told you so

10th overall was never happening, last year this time we would have been happy for Bahl and $4m in cap space alone let alone an added 1st.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Sec214

That groin is a mess. Just wait....

Is his groin actually a mess?

Not sure what is better pick #11 next draft, or Jersey finishing in the bottom 10 and we get a lottery ball in 2026.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Twitter really seems to hate this deal for Calgary.

r/devils seems mixed to positive on the trade. Very happy they could keep Holtz.

If I'm a Jersey fan, I am happy with this deal. Got the goalie we need, and didn't give up anything that makes me nauseous.

As a Flames fan, I think we got good value, and (just as importantly), this sets the Flames up to be a bottom 10 team this year.

Seems like a good trade for both sides IMO.

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Is his groin actually a mess?

Not sure what is better pick #11 next draft, or Jersey finishing in the bottom 10 and we get a lottery ball in 2026.

Ill take the 2026 lottery ball.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by bzoo02

https://www.hockeyfights.com/players/23958

Kevin Bahl NHL fights.

So he's not very good at fighting. Based on the videos Zadorov was a better fighter. He seems kind of similar to Weegar, so a middleweight at best.

[Icon]

I doubt the 2026 pick is top 10.

But likely doesn't matter, NJ's pick won't be top 10 next year either.

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by Icon

I doubt the 2026 pick is top 10.

But likely doesn't matter, NJ's pick won't be top 10 next year either.

Depends what Markstrom they get.

[MrButtons]

Originally Posted by Sec214

I got a text from a one of the scouts I communicate regularly with who said Flames win this deal 2x on Sunday.

"KB is Big, Mean and Still hasn't flushed out his body or skating. Defensively sound. He's on tough SOB and makes a really good first pass. 6'6 230 at 230, He's well conditioned and committed to improving his game and He will protect some of those high skilled smaller D flames have like Hunter Brzustewicz <Insert Drool Emoji> ...Tell the people in your neighborhood they probably just got Robyn Regehr."

Follow up text.

"Our group is jealous, because they were told he wasnt available"

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Icon

I doubt the 2026 pick is top 10.

But likely doesn't matter, NJ's pick won't be top 10 next year either.

If he starts to fall apart, the 2026 season could be ugly.

[Braden]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

We know which scout recommended him at least !

I would be very worried if the scouts on the team that acquired him weren’t high on him though haha

I think the last quote of Secs post implies it's a scout from a different organization

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by bzoo02

https://www.hockeyfights.com/players/23958

Kevin Bahl NHL fights.

That second video of him fighting Goodrow - just before that, he threw a few good hits along the boards. I like his size and physicality!

[GreenLantern2814]

We got a 1st round pick + a defenseman for Roman Turek.

Take the win.

[FanIn80]

Why are people suggesting we could get the 2026 pick instead of the 2025? Is there another condition that came out that isn't in the first post of this thread?

[Ped]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I've got Grushnikov making the team out of camp as well. So make room.

That would be shocking, quite frankly. He struggled a bit with the Wranglers, from what I read (not surprising as it was a a new team for him, and he played with many different players) and he didn't get into a single playoff game.


Maybe he'll surprise, but imo it's far more likely the Flames have him pencilled in to gain more experience in the AHL. If he surprises in camp, great, but there are likely to be more experienced guys who would need waivers ahead of him in the pecking order.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Why are people suggesting we could get the 2026 pick instead of the 2025? Is there another condition that came out that isn't in the first post of this thread?

If we don't get the 2025 pick we get 2026 unprotected.

[Knut]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Why are people suggesting we could get the 2026 pick instead of the 2025? Is there another condition that came out that isn't in the first post of this thread?

If the NJ pick is in the top 10 next year the Flames will get the NJD unprotected 2026 first.

[MrButtons]

Not sure if it's been shared yet but unsurprisingly, the Athletic thinks the flames got scammed. Won't share the commentary but here are the grades:

Devils grade: A
Flames grade: D-plus

Devils grade: A
Flames grade: C-minus

Devils grade: A
Flames grade: B-minus