Calgary Flames
· 2026-07-03
The Calgary Flames made a trade with the Minnesota Wild, moving Blake Coleman and Olli Määttä in exchange for Jacob Middleton and a couple of draft picks.
The Flames are currently standing 14th in the Western Conference with a 34-39 record, on a W1 streak.
The latest transaction is the first not to involve a goalie.
Historically, this is only the fourth deal between the two clubs since the Wild joined the NHL in 2000.
The first deal involved a future Hall of Famer, Mike Vernon, who was traded to the Flames in 2000.
Vernon played 34 games with the Panthers before the Wild claimed him in the 2000 Expansion Draft.
The Flames parted with Dan Cavanaugh and an eighth-round pick in 2001, which Minnesota used to select Jake Riddle.
Cavanaugh never played a game in the NHL, instead collecting 147 points in 419 AHL games.
And the Wild selected Riddle, who was born in Minneapolis, but never made it to the NHL.
The Flames also traded for Jamie McLennan in 2002, who played one season in Minnesota, going 5-23-9, with a respectable .905 SV% and 2.64 GAA.
But McLennan would depart from Calgary in 2003 for New York and then Florida, before finishing out his 11-year career in Southern Alberta.
So the Flames traded for Niklas Backström in 2016, who led the NHL in SV% and GAA at 28 years old to win the William M. Jennings Trophy.
Backström played only four games in Calgary, going 0-2-0, before retiring.
The Flames are looking to improve their standing with this latest trade.
With the draft picks, the Flames can look to build their team for the future.
And the team is hoping to turn their season around with this new trade.
But for now, the Flames are focused on their current record and standing.
The team is currently on a W1 streak, looking to build on that momentum.
So the Flames will look to use this trade to their advantage and improve their season.
The trade is a significant one for the Flames, marking a new era for the team.
The Flames are looking to make a push for the playoffs with this trade.
And with the draft picks, the team can look to build a strong foundation for the future.
But the team knows it won't be easy, and they will have to work hard to achieve their goals.
The Flames are currently standing 14th in the Western Conference, but they are looking to move up the rankings.
The team has a long way to go, but they are hopeful for the future.
With this trade, the Flames are looking to make a statement and show that they are a team to be reckoned with.
The trade is a significant one, and the Flames are looking to use it to their advantage.
The team is excited to see what the future holds, and they are looking to make the most of this trade.