The Calgary Flames made another splash before their game on Wednesday night, acquiring Calle Jarnkrok from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a trio of draft picks (and losing nobody off their big-league roster).
So what are the salary cap and roster implications of this trade?
The roster
The Flames began yesterday with a full 23-man roster:
- Goalies [2] Jacob Markstrom and Daniel Vladar
- Defensemen [7] Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson, Chris Tanev, Oliver Kylington, Erik Gudbranson, Nikita Zadorov and Michael Stone
- Forwards [14] Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk, Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman, Tyler Toffoli, Milan Lucic, Sean Monahan, Dillon Dube, Adam Ruzicka, Brett Ritchie, Trevor Lewis and Brad Richardson
The Flames needed to send a player down to make a roster spot for Jarnkrok, and since Ruzicka is waiver exempt and still in his prime developmental years he was the odd man out.