The Calgary Flames made a huge splash at the NHL Draft just two days ago by trading three picks to the Boston Bruins for 22 year old stud defenseman Dougie Hamilton. With the draft wrapped up, our attention now turns to free agency which opens on Wednesday, July 1.
The Flames have wasted no time jumping back into the headlines, as Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman wrote in his 30 thoughts article today that Calgary could very well be in on Chris Stewart, a right winger with the Minnesota Wild.
Elliotte’s exact quote from his article was, “Curious to see if Calgary or Ottawa makes a free-agent poke at Chris Stewart.