Flames hold team meeting amidst tumultuous stretch: huge impact on trade plans!

It started with a tweet from the agent of Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau. After Thursday night’s humiliating 5-2 loss at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings, head coach Darryl Sutter was called out by Allan Walsh who took a shot at the bench boss on Twitter.

Many will say trouble had emerged in Calgary long before the tweet, but after that, the tension was palpable. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman now reports that the Flames held a team only meeting and were sent one clear message:

“The message was simple: Ignore the noise and concentrate on the task. As tough as everything’s been, there were 27 games remaining and two points between them and the playoffs.”

However, the insider explains in his latest 32 Thoughts column that despite the Flames’ rather easy schedule to finish the season, Calgary is scouring the trade market for help on the back end and even up front. Once again, the Flames are being linked to Luke Schenn of the Vancouver Canucks.

“They looked into Schenn, but the price looks like it went higher than they want to pay. They’ve kicked tires on Boeser. Depending on where this goes, this could be a huge offseason as six key players enter their last years before becoming UFAs in 2024.”

Trade plans appeared to be put to the back burner ahead of the deadline. It sounds like the summer will be the busy period for the Flames. Again.

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