{"id":127202,"date":"2025-07-16T14:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/127202\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:14:12","slug":"flames-nazem-kadri-willing-to-lift-no-move-clause-for-maple-leafs-biggest-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/127202\/","title":{"rendered":"Flames’ Nazem Kadri ‘Willing to Lift No-Move Clause’ for Maple Leafs’ Biggest Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flames’ Nazem Kadri ‘Willing to Lift No-Move Clause’ for Maple Leafs’ Biggest Rival<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After most rumors throughout the initial part of the offseason linked Calgary Flames<\/a> forward Nazem Kadri to his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, it turns out the Leafs’<\/a> biggest in-country rival\u2014the Montreal Canadiens<\/a>\u2014may have their eyes on the coveted center.<\/p>\n

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According to Sportsnet\u2019s Nick Kypreos, as part of his updated Trade Board 3.0<\/a>, Kadri would be willing to waive his no-trade clause to join not only the Leafs, but also the Canadiens.<\/p>\n

Kypreos listed both Canadian franchises as the two teams Kadri would approve a move to in a potential trade, but with the Leafs considered a tougher trade partner for Calgary, the Canadiens have emerged as a more realistic destination.<\/p>\n

“Two teams that Kadri continues to be linked to and appear to be willing to lift his no-move clause for are the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs,” Kypreos wrote. “Toronto\u2019s (general manager) Brad Treliving has tried numerous times to trade with his old club in the past, only to be shut down by the Flames, so it may be a stretch for the Leafs to land Kadri.”<\/p>\n

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Kadri, 34, is coming off back-to-back strong seasons in Calgary. He posted a career-high 35 goals and 67 points in 82 games last year, following a 75-point campaign in the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n

Albeit entering the final stage of his career, Kadri remains a productive top-six option and would immediately address Montreal\u2019s need for a second-line center.<\/p>\n

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Calgary Flames center Nazem Kadri (91) battles for the puck. ImagesSergei Belski-Imagn<\/p>\n

Kypreos also thinks that Calgary’s non-contending situation might lead the franchise to consider moving Kadri and other veterans, aiming at landing younger players and draft assets to contend in the future.<\/p>\n

“The Flames are building up their young team,” Kypreos wrote. “A trade now could also bring Calgary a package that would help them more in the long-term.”<\/p>\n

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Kadri would bring Stanley Cup experience and leadership to a young Canadiens core still in transition, but which already made the playoffs last season.<\/p>\n

The veteran center’s contract, however, might pose a challenge to ship to another team, including the Canadiens. Even if Kadri is willing to waive his no clause, Montreal would land the four years still remaining on his seven-year, $49 million deal<\/a> signed in 2022.<\/p>\n

As things stand, with Montreal $5.4 million over the cap, trading for Kadri’s $7 million annual cap hit is impossible, barring the Canadiens sending at least $12.4 million the other way or creating enough cap room with other moves.<\/p>\n

Related: Flames’ Nazem Kadri Responds to Maple Leafs Trade Talk<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Maple Leafs Fans Flood Nazem Kadri’s Instagram Post with Wishful Comments<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flames’ Nazem Kadri ‘Willing to Lift No-Move Clause’ for Maple Leafs’ Biggest Rival originally appeared on Athlon Sports.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5106],"tags":[26,5,20,5172,21,2054,4,2783,1757,66,31,5171,11454],"class_list":{"0":"post-127202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto-maple-leafs","8":"tag-calgary-flames","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-maple-leafs","11":"tag-mapleleafs","12":"tag-montreal-canadiens","13":"tag-nazem-kadri","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-nick-kypreos","16":"tag-sportsnet","17":"tag-toronto","18":"tag-toronto-maple-leafs","19":"tag-torontomapleleafs","20":"tag-trade-board"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/114863332735474787","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}