[Flames Nation] Le Seattle Kraken a tout son sens en tant que destination commerciale de Noah Hanifin
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seeldoger47
@Kraken de Seattle
[Flames Nation] Le Seattle Kraken a tout son sens en tant que destination commerciale de Noah Hanifin
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seeldoger47
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think this doesn’t solve the biggest weakness we have on the back end which is a PPQB1
interesting tidbit in there about us wanting to move Drideger?
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>One potentially complicating factor is Chris Driedger’s contract. The former Calgary Hitmen goaltender has shown promise at various points during his NHL career but missed most of the 2022–23 with a torn ACL and was relegated to AHL backup duty upon his return to action in late February.
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>Driedger has one year left on his deal at a $3.5 million cap hit, although Seattle was able to save a little money last year by burying his contract in the AHL. Daily Faceoff‘s Frank Seravalli recently reported that the Kraken have been looking to shed Driedger’s contract outright.
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>Driedger could feasibly return to the NHL as a backup or tandem goaltender next year, but his deal is a little rich for the Flames to absorb (and, either way, they have no room for another goaltender). But, if it would convince Seattle to part with more assets, could the Flames take Driedger’s contract back in a Hanifin deal for the purposes of buying him out or flipping him elsewhere with retention?
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could bode well for us bringing back Daccord
The proposal is for a first *and* Ryker Evans in exchange for an unextended Hanifin and salary dumping Driedger? That’s going to be a hard pass, thanks.