In a fantastic bit of maneuvering that came out of left field (NHL media-wise), the highly sought unrestricted free agent Nazem Kadri is reported to be headed to the Calgary Flames on a seven-year deal.
To make room, the Flames are expected to trade Sean Monahan {look at Capfriendly nervously}.
While we don’t typically post about every major signing around the NHL here, this one is significant to Islanders fans because for much of this summer, the silence around Kadri was suspected to be — even reported by some to almost definitely be — a sign that Kadri would land with the Islanders and Lou Lamoriello, the GM who had him in Toronto but who seems to insist no contracts be filed until the last minute.