CALGARY – In the midst of the Flames’ breakout season Brad Treliving spoke Wednesday about the importance of not taking things for granted by passing up chances to bolster his lineup for a deep playoff run. He then said he had no interest in mortgaging the future for a rental player at the trade deadline. Treliving has long been good at keeping his cards close to the vest this time of year, doing well to speak out of both sides of his mouth. That said, as one of the gutsiest GMs in the league, no one would be surprised if he made a big splash by Monday’s deadline. An overview of how the west’s top-seeded club shapes up as trade talks heat up: Tape to Tape Senior Writer Ryan Dixon and NHL Editor Rory Boylen always give it 110%, but never rely on clichés when it comes to podcasting. Instead, they use a mix of facts, fun and a varied group of hockey voices to cover Canada’s most beloved game. Needs: Veteran depth on the blue line: Michael Stone is back skating with the team after missing several months due to a blood clot in his arm, and 20-year-old first-rounder Juuso Valimaki is progressing on the farm as he rehabs from a high ankle sprain. However, as impressive as their blue line has been it includes four in its top eight who are 22 years of age or younger. “Experience matters,” Treliving said of his defencemen. Top six forward: The Flames love what Michael Frolik brings to the team in terms of experience and versatility, but they’d love to land a proven scorer to bump Frolik from the second line. Pending free agents, age, cap hit RFAs: • Matthew Tkachuk, 21, $950,000 • David Rittich, 26, $800,000 • Sam Bennett, 22, $1.95 million • Curtis Lazar, 24, $950,000 • Andrew Mangiapane, 22, $705,000 UFAs: • Mike Smith, 36, $4.25 million • Garnet Hathaway, 27, $850,000 • Dalton Prout, 28, $800,000 Boomer in the Morning Brian Burke weighs in on the Flames and their approach to the trade deadline February 21 2019 Your browser does not support the audio element. Share Download Potential assets to move: Curtis Lazar: The former first round draft pick asked to be demoted this fall so he could play meaningful minutes and regain his scoring touch. It has worked. If someone is willing to take on the 24-year-old RFA as a project his upside might be high. Oliver Kylington: The Flames aren’t interested in losing solid young assets, but if they are to make a move they’d have to give up something. The 21-year-old second-round pick defenceman has been great as a regular since his recall earlier this year. Andrew Mangiapane: The Flames love how the junior sniper has progressed as a pro and he’s now a regular on the team’s fourth line. First-rounder: Flames assistant GM Craig Conroy has gone on record saying they aren’t interested in moving their top pick for a rental. A first-rounder would have to land the team someone with term. After years of hoarding draft picks Treliving isn’t scared to trade them, meaning the third-rounder is very much in play. Draft picks: 2019: 1st, 3rd, 4th (NYI), 5th, 7th (CAR) 2020: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th One bold move the team could make: Acquiring Wayne Simmonds to add some moxie and experience to a young roster. I think the Flames should not…: Spend their first-round pick, Dillon Dube, Juuso Valimaki or anyone on the roster for a rental.<doc-sep>The stockpile of Swedes wasn’t the only source of excitement for Fantenberg, a 27-year-old defenceman acquired from the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft. “It’s kind of nice to have some familiar faces on the team. So it’s going to be fun.” “I got a couple texts from (Mark) Giordano and then I got a text from all of the Swedes,” Fantenberg said. “I actually know all of them a little bit. I played with (Mikael) Backlund at the worlds a couple of years ago and then I played against Rasmus (Andersson) and Oliver (Kylington) in the minors last year, and we have some common friends, too. And I played against Elias (Lindholm) in the Swedish Elite League, so I know him a little bit. Then, one by one, his countrymen. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. As Calgary Flames’ trade deadline pickup Oscar Fantenberg digested Monday’s news, his phone rattled with messages from several of his sudden teammates. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The Flames’ perch in the standings also packs a lot of appeal. “We played them a couple of times and I think they have a really good team. I think they have a really good mix of players,” Fantenberg said. “They have something good going on and it’s always nice to go to a top team in the league, so I got pretty excited pretty quickly when I heard. “It’s super fun to get to a team that is going to be in the playoffs and obviously have a good chance to make it all the way. I just want to jump in there and play as soon as possible.” Truth is, Fantenberg might not play that often. This is a depth addition, an insurance policy in case rookie left-handers Kylington and Juuso Valimaki struggle come springtime. (The 20-year-old Valimaki has been toiling with the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat since returning from a lengthy layoff due to a high-ankle sprain, but he is absolutely in the playoff plans.) As Flames general manager Brad Treliving stressed during Monday’s post-deadline media availability, “I look at our young defence, and we wanted to support them rather than replace them.” Fantenberg had skated in 46 games so far this season with the Kings, collecting two goals and one assist and being credited with 72 hits and 65 blocked shots. Both the acquisition cost — if the Flames advance to the Western Conference final and Fantenberg suits up for at least half of their post-season contests, the conditional pick will be elevated to a third-rounder — and salary-cap hit are relatively low. The 6-foot, 206-lb. rearguard arrives in the final months of a one-year contract worth US$650,000. With the addition of Fantenberg, the Flames now have 10 defencemen who have appeared at hockey’s highest level during the 2018-19 campaign. “This is a depth guy that we think, if the need arises, can move around the lineup,” Treliving said of Fantenberg, who has totalled 77 nights of NHL know-how and is also a past all-star in the KHL. “He has the versatility to play both sides. There’s a maturity to his game. He moves the puck, he’s mobile and has real good hockey intelligence. “He checked the box that we were looking to fill.” If he’d known that he would be suddenly re-routed north, Fantenberg might have filled his suitcase a little differently as he packed for the Kings’ latest road-trip. “It might be a hard couple of first days,” he laughed as he awaited Monday’s evening flight from Tampa to join the Flames on Long Island. “I think I’ll have to hit the mall pretty soon.” wgilbertson@postmedia.com Twitter.com/WesGilbertson<doc-sep>The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. ET was the cutoff for teams to decide if they're playoff contenders or playoff pretenders. Big names were reportedly on the trade block, including upcoming unrestricted free agents Mark Stone (Senators), Mats Zuccarello (Rangers), Kevin Hayes (Rangers) and Matt Duchene (Senators). The question was: Who wanted to pay a heavy price for what could potentially be a rental player? Well, all those names went and only one has already signed a contract extension in Stone. MORE TRADE DEADLINE: Sporting News grades every major trade from 2019 NHL deadline day On the other end, a few teams were looking to shed salary as the season appears to be a lost one. The Devils already traded Brian Boyle to Nashville and then shipped Marcus Johansson to Boston. Only time will tell if these moves will payoff but Sporting News kept track of them all. MORE: Biggest deals that went down Here's a list of every trade completed before the NHL's 2019 deadline. NHL trade deadline tracker 2019 Latest NHL trade rumors and news — Kevin Hayes 'happy and proud' to join Jets: 'It'll be a good fit' — Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist chokes up while discussing Mats Zuccarello trade — Blue Jackets still listening to offers for Artemi Panarin after deals — Senators talks for F Ryan Dzingel 'gaining traction' — Panthers trading Derick Brassard less than a month after acquiring him? — Four teams are 'serious suitors' for Senators' Mark Stone — Rangers, Devils hold out players as trade deadline looms — Trade grades: Blue Jackets turn to rebuilding Senators for No. 1 center — Matt Duchene 'excited' to join Blue Jackets; new team welcomes offensive threat — Matt Duchene thanks Senators organization, fans after trade to Columbus: 'It was truly a pleasure' — Senators, Devils hold out several players as deadline approaches — Florida Panthers ask Mike Hoffman for 10-team no-trade list — Predators may want to acquire, extend Matt Duchene — Senators' Matt Duchene's status for Thursday undecided — Could Wayne Simmonds be headed to the Bruins? — NHL Rumor Roundup: Senators slap for-sale sign on Matt Duchene. Is Mark Stone next? — Mats Zuccarello's four best fits as Rangers sell at deadline — Senators plan to move Matt Duchene; Blue Jackets, Predators interested — Could the Devils be ready to move Marcus Johansson? — NHL Rumor Roundup: Artemi Panarin's free-agent plans open new round of trade speculation — Edmonton Oilers open to trading Jesse Puljujarvi — NHL Rumor Roundup: Panthers could target Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky before trade deadline — NHL Rumor Roundup: Kings start overdue roster rebuild — Canucks' GM Jim Benning focused on Alex Edler extension, retention of draft picks<doc-sep>Share this Story: NHL trade deadline 2019: Ottawa Senators trade Mark Stone to Las Vegas Golden Knights in huge deal NHL trade deadline 2019: Ottawa Senators trade Mark Stone to Las Vegas Golden Knights in huge deal An in-depth look at the mammoth Stone deal and everything else that happened Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images Article content A number of NHLers — including a few big names — were on the move Monday ahead of the league’s 3 p.m. ET deadline. But the big question all day was …. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or NHL trade deadline 2019: Ottawa Senators trade Mark Stone to Las Vegas Golden Knights in huge deal Back to video Mark Stone of the Ottawa Senators: Where would he go? To Las Vegas, was the answer. The Senators shipped the winger to the Vegas Golden Knights for defence prospect Erik Brannstrom, centre Oscar Lindberg and a second-round selection in the 2020 draft just minutes before the NHL’s cut-off. The deal comes after Ottawa had already traded fellow pending unrestricted free agent forwards Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel to the Columbus Blue Jackets in recent days as the club guts its core and continues on the path towards a potential rebuild. The 178th selection at the 2010 draft, the 26-year-old Stone scored 123 goals and added 188 assists for 311 points in 366 games with Ottawa. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Mark Stone says on TSN he's agreed to terms on an extension with Vegas. As per @TSNBobMcKenzie, will be 8 years and AAV around $9 million plus — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 25, 2019 The six-foot-four, 219-pound Winnipeg native has been a full-time NHLer since 2014-15, and had already recorded a career-high 28 goals to go along with 34 assists in 59 games this season for the Senators. Taken 15th overall in the 2017 draft by Vegas, Brannstrom is the key piece in the deal for Ottawa. The 19-year-old Swedish blueliner, who stands five foot 10 and weighs 173 pounds, had seven goals and 21 assists in 41 games this season for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Lindberg, 27, had four goals and eight assists in 35 games in 2018-19 for the Golden Knights. He has 71 points (34 goals, 37 assists) in 232 career NHL games with Vegas and the New York Rangers. The six-foot-one, 202-pound Swede was taken by the Golden Knights in their expansion draft back in June 2017. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Stone’s reported exit from the nation’s capital comes on the heels of Duchene and Dzingel being dealt to Columbus for picks, prospects and journeyman winger Anthony Duclair. Ottawa was a goal away from making it to the 2017 Stanley Cup final, but has been dogged by poor play on the ice and negativity off it ever since, including a since-rescinded threat to move the team by owner Eugene Melnyk, locker room drama, the trade of captain Erik Karlsson and the potential collapse of an arena deal that would see the Senators move from suburban Kanata to a new downtown home. The Senators have stripped the roster down to its studs, but don’t have their first-round pick this June because of the deal to acquire Duchene in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche in November 2017, meaning that Ottawa could potentially miss out on presumptive No. 1 overall selection Jack Hughes. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content With Monday’s reported deal, the Senators will have parted ways with their top-6 scorers from last season — Stone, Karlsson, Mike Hoffman, Duchene, Dzingel and Derick Brassard. Stone, Duchene and Dzingel had accounted for 41 per cent of Ottawa’s goals this season. — The Canadian Press Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen writes: “The decision to deal Stone will send shockwaves through the marketplace and it won’t go over well. Yes, it’s been speculated for weeks, but the hope here has always been that the Senators would be able to resolve the differences with Stone’s camp and get a deal done.” Stone was a healthy scratch on Sunday night for the third straight game, so it was always probable he would have a new home by the end of it all. Garrioch had explained in detail why the Stone drama would likely go down to the wire while over at the Toronto Sun, Michael Traikos had his eyes similarly peeled as each deal trickled in. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Stone aside, here’s what business has been done on deadline day … The Nashville Predators have traded young forward Kevin Fiala to the Minnesota Wild for Mikael Granlund in an attempt to boost both their power play and overall scoring. Granlund has 18 points on the power play, which is five better than Nashville’s best on the man advantage. He ranked second in Minnesota with 49 points, a total that would put him third on Nashville’s roster. Fiala has 32 points in 64 games, and Nashville coach Peter Laviolette moved Fiala up a line the past two games to play with Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen for a final look at what the forward could do before Nashville traded the native of Switzerland away. Fiala had a career-year season in 2017-18 with 23 goals, 48 points, 13 power-play points and 80 games. But the 11th pick overall in 2014 is minus-11 rating this season. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The Winnipeg Jets are adding depth for their push for the Stanley Cup by reacquiring centre Matt Hendricks from the Minnesota Wild.<doc-sep>
Share this Story: Rental market: Five potential trade deadline targets for Flames Rental market: Five potential trade deadline targets for Flames Photo by Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Article content In his tenure as general manager of the Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving has typically skipped the ‘For Rent’ section of the NHL’s trade deadline classified ads. This year could be different. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Rental market: Five potential trade deadline targets for Flames Back to video With the Flames perched atop the standings in the Western Conference, Treliving has been asking some of his counterparts about the cost of their rentals — pending unrestricted free agents who could contribute to a playoff run but likely wouldn’t be back at the Saddledome next season. He admitted as much during an interview last week with Sportsnet Fan 960 The Fan, saying: “This is the first time since I’ve been here that I can see us being in the rental market.” As the clock ticks toward Monday’s 1 p.m. MT trade deadline, here are five potential targets for the Flames … RW MARK STONE Current team: Ottawa Senators Season stats: 59 GP, 28 G, 34 A, 62 P, 22 PIM Measurements: 6-foot-4, 219 lb. Salary cap hit: US$7.35 million Article content This would be the swing-for-the-fences move for Treliving, although the Senators are seeking a package of picks — including at least one first-rounder, no doubt — and young pieces. It’s unlikely the Flames would pony up unless they think they can somehow fit Stone into their long-term salary structure. The 26-year-old Stone is going to command big bucks this summer. That won’t stop anybody from daydreaming about the possibility of adding another franchise-type forward to the roster in Calgary. Stone is both a proven sniper and Selke Trophy candidate, which makes him a fascinating fit on either the first or second line. His older brother Michael, still out due to a blood clot, would be thrilled to welcome him. RW WAYNE SIMMONDS Current team: Philadelphia Flyers Season stats: 61 GP, 16 G, 11 A, 27 P, 88 PIM (Not including Saturday’s game) Measurements: 6-foot-2, 185 lb. Salary cap hit: US$3.975 million There were rumblings that the Flames talked trade for Simmonds at the 2018 NHL Draft, although they’d be starting those negotiations from scratch after the Flyers axed former general manager Ron Hextall in November. Simmonds has a nose for the net — he’s currently slumping but is still on pace to hit the 20-goal plateau for a sixth consecutive campaign — and also brings the type of snarl and tenacity that can really wear on opponents during a seven-game series. Prior to Saturday’s outdoor game, the 30-year-old power forward had racked up 110 hits and ranked fifth in the league with 88 penalty minutes this season. Article content D PATRIK NEMETH Current team: Colorado Avalanche Season stats: 53 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 7 P, 43 PIM (Not including Saturday’s game) Measurements: 6-foot-3, 219 lb. Salary cap hit: US$2.5 million It’s an annual tradition that every could-be contender hopes to add some depth on defence. Thing is, there are not many rearguards available this year on the rental market, especially among left-handed shots. The Flames have been linked to the 27-year-old Nemeth, but the Avalanche are right in the thick of the Western Conference wildcard race and might not be willing to swap one of their key penalty killers to a potential first-round foe. If acquired, this stay-at-home sort could help mentor rookie lefties Oliver Kylington and Juuso Valimaki and also provide a veteran option in case the youngsters are overwhelmed by their first playoff experience. C/LW KEVIN HAYES Current team: New York Rangers Season stats: 51 GP, 14 G, 28 A, 42 P, 10 PIM Measurements: 6-foot-5, 216 lb. Salary cap hit: US$5.175 million This addition would certainly put a smile on the face of Flames superstar Johnny Gaudreau. Hayes and Gaudreau were linemates and best buddies during their days at Boston College. In fact, when Hayes hit unrestricted free agency after his senior campaign with the NCAA’s Eagles, Johnny Hockey was hoping he could convince his pal to sign in Calgary. If the Flames land Hayes, he would immediately become the biggest body on their forward crew. The 26-year-old left-hander is comfy at both centre and wing and could cast a net-front shadow on the second power-play unit.