Flames' blueliners highlight top tier of TSN's Trade Bait board
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The Calgary Flames’ relay race to the NHL trade deadline continues unabated.
With a trade to Vancouver on Jan. 31, highly prized Elias Lindholm handed off the baton to former Calgary teammate Chris Tanev atop the TSN Trade Bait List.
Tanev, a much sought-after right defenceman, is No. 1 exactly one month from the March 8 deadline.
And who knows what will happen after (or before) Tanev is traded.
How high could TSN No. 6, Flames’ blueliner Noah Hanifin, or TSN No. 35, Flames’ goalie Jacob Markstrom, rise on the Trade Bait list in the next four weeks?
Hanifin is an impending unrestricted free agent and Markstrom is under contract for two more years with a $6-million AAV.
New to the TSN top 10 this week are Philadelphia centre Scott Laughton (No. 4), Nashville right defenceman Alexandre Carrier (No. 8), Pittsburgh left winger Jake Guentzel (No. 9) and, coincidentally or not, the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024 first-round draft pick at No. 10.
Guentzel, an impending UFA whose future with the Penguins is uncertain, is thought to be an ideal fit for the Oilers if he becomes available.
Trade Bait - February 8
| No. | Player | Pos | Age | GP | G | P | CAP HIT | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Tanev, Cgy | RD | 34 | 47 | 1 | 9 | $4.5M | UFA |
| 2 | Sean Walker, Phi | RD | 29 | 51 | 5 | 18 | $2.65M | UFA |
| 3 | Adam Henrique, Ana | C | 34 | 49 | 15 | 33 | $5.825M | UFA |
| 4 | Scott Laughton, Phi | C | 29 | 51 | 5 | 20 | $3M | 2 Years |
| 5 | Vladimir Tarasenko, Ott | RW | 32 | 45 | 13 | 33 | $5M | UFA |
| 6 | Noah Hanifin, Cgy | LD | 26 | 40 | 9 | 26 | $4.95M | UFA |
| 7 | Jake Allen, Mtl | G | 33 | 17 | 3.53 | .901 | $3.85M | 1 Year |
| 8 | Alexandre Carrier, Nsh | D | 27 | 46 | 4 | 14 | $2.5M | UFA |
| 9 | Jake Guentzel, Pit | LW | 29 | 47 | 22 | 50 | $6M | UFA |
| 10 | Edmonton 1st Rounder | |||||||
| 11 | Nick Seeler, Phi | LD | 30 | 51 | 0 | 7 | $775K | UFA |
| 12 | Jakob Chychrun, Ott | LD | 25 | 47 | 8 | 28 | $4.6M | 1 Year |
| 13 | Alex Wennberg, Sea | C | 29 | 50 | 8 | 20 | $4.5M | UFA |
| 14 | Pat Maroon, Min | LW | 35 | 49 | 4 | 16 | $800K | UFA |
| 15 | Joel Edmundson, Wsh | LD | 30 | 32 | 1 | 3 | $1.75M | UFA |
| 16 | Jack Roslovic, CBJ | C | 27 | 27 | 2 | 10 | $4M | UFA |
| 17 | Anthony Duclair, SJ | RW | 28 | 46 | 9 | 16 | $3M | UFA |
| 18 | Frank Vatrano, Ana | LW | 29 | 50 | 22 | 36 | $3.65M | UFA |
| 19 | Ilya Lyubushkin, Ana | RD | 29 | 46 | 0 | 4 | $2.75M | UFA |
| 20 | Matt Dumba, Ari | RD | 29 | 44 | 2 | 5 | $3.9M | UFA |
| 21 | Jordan Eberle, Sea | RW | 33 | 46 | 9 | 28 | $5.5M | UFA |
| 22 | Tyson Barrie, Nsh | RD | 32 | 31 | 1 | 11 | $4.5M | UFA |
| 23 | Arthur Kaliyev, LA | RW | 22 | 38 | 6 | 14 | $894K | RFA |
| 24 | Morgan Frost, Phi | C | 24 | 40 | 7 | 22 | $2.1M | 1 Year |
| 25 | Warren Foegele, Edm | LW | 27 | 46 | 10 | 26 | $2.75M | UFA |
| 26 | Andrew Peeke, CBJ | RD | 25 | 20 | 0 | 6 | $2.75M | 2 Years |
| 27 | Dominik Kubalik, Ott | LW | 28 | 43 | 9 | 12 | $2.5M | UFA |
| 28 | Kaapo Kahkonen, SJ | G | 27 | 24 | 3.55 | .901 | $2.75M | UFA |
| 29 | Colorado 1st Rounder | |||||||
| 30 | Philip Broberg, Edm | LD | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $863K | RFA |
| 31 | Dallas 1st Rounder | |||||||
| 32 | Anthony Mantha, Wsh | LW | 29 | 44 | 15 | 23 | $5.7M | UFA |
| 33 | Adam Boqvist, CBJ | RD | 23 | 20 | 0 | 7 | $2.6M | 1 Year |
| 34 | Tony DeAngelo, Car | RD | 28 | 21 | 2 | 9 | $1.675M | UFA |
| 35 | Jacob Markstrom, Cgy | G | 33 | 30 | 2.55 | .913 | $6M | 2 Years |
| 36 | Marc-Andre Fleury, Min | G | 39 | 23 | 2.95 | .897 | $3.5M | UFA |
| 37 | Nick Robertson, Tor | LW | 22 | 31 | 7 | 14 | $797K | RFA |
| 38 | Pavel Buchnevich, StL | LW | 28 | 47 | 17 | 39 | $5.8M | 1 Year |
| 39 | Kaapo Kakko, NYR | RW | 22 | 30 | 5 | 6 | $2.1M | RFA |
| 40 | Trevor Zegras, Ana | LW | 22 | 20 | 4 | 7 | $5.75M | 2 Years |