By Pierre LeBrun, Chris Johnston, Saad Yousuf and Julian McKenzie
The Calgary Flames traded seasoned defenseman Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars for a 2024 second-round choice, a conditional 2026 third-round choice and possibility Artem Grushnikov, the groups revealed. The Flames are keeping 50 percent of Tanev’s cap hit and wage. Calgary just gets Dallas’ 2026 third-round choice if destiny advance to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. If that does not take place, no conditional choice will be moved.
Destiny likewise sent their 2026 fourth-round choice to the New Jersey Devils. The Devils kept 50 percent of Tanev’s 2023-24 income.
Tanev remained in high need as a reliable shutdown protector and is the No. 2 gamer on The Athletic‘s most current trade board.
Stars basic supervisor Jim Nill has actually struck some wise offers through the years however this has the prospective to be best at the top of the list. It wasn’t difficult for anyone around the NHL to see that destiny had an alarming circumstance on the blue line, particularly exposed with current injuries to Jani Hakanpää and Nils Lundkvist. That must have provided groups utilize and attempt to pry among destiny’ leading 3 potential customers in Logan Stankoven (just recently raised to the NHL), Mavrik Bourque and Lian Bichsel.
Destiny have actually held company that none of those 3 potential customers were on the table in trade conversations, particularly not for a leasing. For Nill to get among the leading right-shot defensemen on the marketplace without quiting a leading possibility or a first-round choice is an immediate win. To get 50 percent wage retention with how tight destiny protest the cap makes it even sweeter for Dallas, who gets to hang on to their existing blueline group for extra depth.
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The Flames will miss out on Tanev with this trade. At 34, Tanev showed to be a trustworthy protective defenseman while enabling Noah Hanifin to display his offending presents. His peaceful, yet funny character in the Flames locker space endeared him to numerous colleagues. With his pending UFA status in the air and a retool on the horizon, Tanev needed to be dealt ahead of recently’s due date. The argument might be made that if the Flames waited longer, the return for Tanev might’ve been various. What if he got harmed?
Tanev’s playing design most likely contributed in why this trade took place now and not next week. Tanev has no issue compromising his body for the good of the group, and will play through anything. While the threat of injury is out there for any gamer– and Tanev has actually shown to be mainly resilient throughout his Flames period– Tanev’s play design was cause for more issue than the majority of.
Tanev’s addition immediately provides destiny choices in the lineup for mixes.
