The Calgary Flames just missed out on the playoffs again in the 2023-24 season, and finished the season with a total of 81 points, a 38-39-5 record; they like a few other teams in the Pacific Division seem like they are going through a rebuild and it might take a few seasons of losing before they are back in the playoffs. The first order of business is moving Jacob Markstrom, who has become disgruntled with the trade rumors, and they have to do everything in their power to get the most in return for their number 1 goalie. GM Craig Conroy will be a very busy man from now and the draft as they try to work out a deal for the Swedish netminder. If the Calgary Flames play their cards right this offseason, they will be building a very good team for the future.
Before the 2024 NHL Draft, the Calgary Flames make two trades
Calgary Flames trade Jacob Markstrom, Matthew Coronato, 1st Round pick '24 (from VAN) to the New Jersey Devils for Alexander Holtz, Jonas Siegenthaler, Akira Schmid, 1st round pick '24.
This trade works out great for both teams, New Jersey gets their number 1 goalie in Jacob Markstrom, which gives them a goalie tandem with Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen, a vast improvement from last season and a young goal-scoring winger, Matthew Coronato, who has been lighting it up in the AHL, but couldn't crack the lineup with Calgary. For Calgary, they get Alexander Holtz, a top 10 pick in 2020, but has fallen out of favor with the Devils, Jonas Siegenthaler, who struggled with injuries and is going to be paid 3.4 million per season for the next 4 years, and Akira Schmid, a solid goalie to tandem to have in the pipeline after Dan Vladar's contract is up. The two teams will exchange 1st round picks, meaning Calgary will get the 10th overall pick, and New Jersey gets Calgary's first-round pick they got from Vancouver, the 28th overall pick.
A 3 team trade is made between the Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning
Calgary Flames get Trent Frederic, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 1st round pick '24 (from CAR), cond. 2nd round pick '26 (from BOS). *2026 2nd round pick becomes a 1st round pick, if Sharongovich scores 25 or more goals.*
Boston Bruins get Martin Necas, Yegor Sharongovich
Carolina Hurricanes get Brandon Carlo, Andrew Mangiapane, 1st round pick '25 (from BOS)
This trade benefits all teams involved, Calgary has a lot of cap space after trading away Jacob Markstrom, so they weaponize it to add a first-round pick from Carolina for taking on Jesperi Kotkaniemi's terrible contract. Calgary also gets Trent Frederic, and a potential first-round pick from Boston for Yegor Sharongovich, who is coming off a 30-goal season. Boston adds Martin Necas and Yegor Sharongovich, which improves their offense tremendously, while Carolina acquires Brandon Carlo, Andrew Mangiapane, and a 1st round pick.
Calgary Flames have only have 10 total picks in the 2024 NHL Draft, here are those selections.
2024 NHL Draft:
9-Konsta Helenius (RW)
10-Zayne Parekh (D)
27-Lucas Pettersson (C)
41-Dean Letourneau (C)
62-Veeti Vasainen (D)
74-Marcus Gidlof (G)
84-Eriks Matelko (LW/C)
106-Viggo Gustafsson (D)
125-Markus Loponen (C/RW)
170-Austin Burnevick (LW)
The Calgary were able to cash in big in this draft, drafting Konsta Helenius, Zayne Parekh, and Lucas Pettersson in the first round, followed by Dean Letourneau and Veeti Vasainen in the second round, then Marcus Gidlof and Eriks Matelko in the third round. Adding players such as Viggo Gustafsson and Markus Loponen and Austin Burnevich helps improve Calgary's prospect depth and sets them up very well for the future.
Pending UFAs
Oliver Kylington (D)
AJ Greer (LW)
Jordan Oesterle (D)
Dennis Gilbert (D)
Calgary Flames don't re-sign any of their pending UFAs.
Re-signed RFAs:
Dustin Wolf (G)-2yrs/3.1M per
Akira Schmid (G)-1yr/0.9M
Nikita Okhotiuk (D)-2yrs/0.9M per (two-way)
Jacob Pelletier (LW)-2yrs/0.89M per
Ilya Solovyov (D)-2yrs/0.85M per (two-way
Before the season, one trade is made:
Calgary Flames acquire Josh Anderson, Justin Barron, 1st round pick '25, 3rd round pick '25 from the Montreal Canadiens for 3rd round pick '26.
This is a straight cap dump for the Montreal Canadiens, but it comes at the steep price of adding Justin Barron and two picks to unload Josh Anderson's contract, who has 3 years left on his deal, with a 5.5 million annual cap hit.
2024-25 Calgary Flames
M.Pospisil-N.Kadri-A.Kuzmenko
B.Coleman-M.Backlund-T.Frederic
J.Huberdeau-C.Zary-A.Holtz
K.Rooney-J.Kotkaniemi-Jo.Anderson
M.Weegar-D.Miromanov
J.Siegenthaler-R.Andersson
I.Solovyov-J.Barron
D.Wolf
D.Vladar
Spares: A.Schmiid, J.Hanley, B.Pachal, D.Hunt, W.Duehr
Despite trading away some key players from last year's team, the Calgary Flames still have a solid roster, cap flexibility and are in a position to make even more moves come the trade deadline.
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