Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving kicked off 2020 by shedding salary. In shipping winger Michael Frolik to the Buffalo Sabres for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Treliving freed up an additional $4.3-million.
Cap Friendly indicates the Flames have over $4.7 million in cap room. Treliving said he’ll invest it leading up to the Feb. 24 trade deadline.
The Athletic’s Scott Cruickshank suggests Treliving could pursue a big, top-six forward, preferably a right-winger. One assumes he might target a pending unrestricted free agent. However, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Flames management isn’t interested in rental players, preferring instead those with term remaining on their contracts.