Trade Destinations for Nikita Zadorov & Chris Tanev
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Calgary Flames: 3 Potential Landing Spots For Nikita Zadorov
November 12, 2023 by Derek Olsen
It is mid-November, and the Calgary Flames season is still leaving more to be desired. Since the offseason, there has been an abundance of speculation surrounding the organization’s five prominent unrestricted free agents (UFAs); forwards Mikael Backlund and Elias Lindholm, as well as defensemen Chris Tanev, Noah Hanifin, and Nikita Zadorov. Rookie general manager Craig Conroy has since re-signed Backlund and he was named team captain, but the other four still have contract and trade rumours circling over them.
After a 5-4 shootout loss at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 10, it was announced that Zadorov had officially requested a trade out of Cowtown. The 6-foot-6 Russian scored his first goal of the season against the Maple Leafs and has added four assists in 13 games so far. Last season with the Flames, he scored a career-high 14 goals and finished with 21 points in all 82 games. Let’s have a look at three teams that could use his services.
3 Potential Trade Destinations for Flames’ Chris Tanev
November 12, 2023 by Rupert McDonald
The Calgary Flames could be open for business in a very short time. While the biggest news regarding the team right now is focused on the trade request from Nikita Zadorov, he isn’t the only player that general manager Craig Conroy is taking calls on. It isn’t what he or the fan base had planned this early, but with a 4-7-2 record through the first 13 games of the season, he doesn’t have much of a choice.
Aside from Zadorov, Conroy will also be looking to move both Noah Hanifin and Chris Tanev. The former has been discussed plenty as of late and should be able to bring in a big return for the Flames. Tanev, on the other hand, hasn’t been brought up nearly as often, but is expected to be moved at some point this season.