{"id":470437,"date":"2026-02-25T01:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/470437\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:46:41","slug":"nazem-kadri-wants-trade-team-already-moving-pieces-for-big-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/470437\/","title":{"rendered":"Nazem Kadri Wants Trade: Team Already Moving Pieces for Big Swing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent reports indicate that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kadrina01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nhltradetalk.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-24_hr\">Nazem Kadri<\/a> has expressed a desire to be traded from the Calgary Flames as the NHL trade deadline (March 6, 2026) approaches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/video\/2026\/02\/24\/insider-trading-matthews-expected-to-play-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TSN insider Darren Dreger reported<\/a> on Tuesday that the Flames are testing the market on Kadri, and at this point, he \u201cwants to be traded.\u201d This marks a shift from earlier reports, which described him as \u201copen to being moved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kadri, 35, is in the fourth year of a seven-year, $49 million contract ($7M AAV) and leads the Flames with 39 points (10 goals) this season. He has a 13-team no-trade clause, giving him input on destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Trade Speculation Has Intensified<\/p>\n<p>The Flames are out of playoff contention and appear to be in a selling\/rebuilding mode. As such, Kadri\u2019s name, as well as others like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/colembl01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nhltradetalk.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-24_hr\">Blake Coleman<\/a>, are all over the rumor mill. Insiders like Eric Francis (Sportsnet) have called a Kadri trade \u201call but inevitable,\u201d potentially this deadline or in the summer\/offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Flames have received strong offers, but salary retention may be necessary given his cap hit and term.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771984000_851_Flames-Nazem-Kadri-trade-talk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72103\"  \/>Flames Nazem Kadri trade talk<\/p>\n<p>Kadri had been previously quoted as saying, \u201cI\u2019m a Calgary Flame. My dedication is to here for now.\u201d That seems to have changed and he\u2019s ready to start fresh on another team. <\/p>\n<p>Are the Colorado Avalanche Frontrunners?<\/p>\n<p>Potential suitors mentioned in varying articles include the Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche (a reunion), Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Seattle Kraken, and even Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n<p>The Avalanche cleared up some cap space on Tuesday with a trade that sent Sam Girard to Pittsburgh for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kulakbr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nhltradetalk.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brett Kulak<\/a>. Was that the precursor for a move to acquire Kadri? They have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProducerDrew_\/status\/2026354484058767644?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$8.7 million to spend<\/a>, meaning they\u2019ve got the room to take a swing. <\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/nhltradetalk.com\/maple-leafs-rejected-a-one-for-one-trade-offer-from-the-oilers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Leafs Rejected a One-for-One Trade Offer from the Oilers?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from NHL Trade Talk<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NHLTradeTalkweblogo4.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recent reports indicate that Nazem Kadri has expressed a desire to be traded from the Calgary Flames as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[895,26,5294,896,5,2054,4,2175],"class_list":{"0":"post-470437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary-flames","8":"tag-calgary","9":"tag-calgary-flames","10":"tag-calgaryflames","11":"tag-flames","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-nazem-kadri","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-top-story"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116128750059786638","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470437","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=470437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}