The plausible Milan Lucic trade and why the Anaheim Ducks make sense as suitors
Calgary Flames have 12 forwards on their NHL roster. Jakob Pelletier and Adam Ruzicka are among them. Pellettier had a good first season in the AHL and is expected to play for the Flames this coming season. Rzuzicki is a restricted free agent and will probably sign a one-year deal close to his qualifying offer.
The Flames have a very limited forward line currently. Management is interested in adding more players to improve the current group. The team has a cap space of $2.8M. They are rumoured to be interested with Nazem Kadri, Paul Stastny, Evan Rodrigues, Sonny Milano and Milan Lucic.
The Calgary Flames are looking for a way to get more cap space. Monahan and Lucic are two possible options. The Flames would have to offload Luci's $5.25M cap hit to make a deal. Luca has a modified no-trade clause in his contract.
Calgary Flames would like to keep their star player, but it's a business and they have to make tough decisions. Lucic has 21 points and a $5.25M salary, while the Flames have $8.05M in space. Boston Bruins have some injury problems and could be a potential trade partner for the Calgary Flames. The Bruins re-upped after Bergeron and Krejci, so they might be interested in bringing back Lucian back.
Anaheim Ducks are looking for a player to replace Nicolas Deslauriers. Milan Lucic is a veteran of 1,096 regular season and 136 playoff games. Luci has a say in where he goes and is on a 10-team trade list. He played for the Los Angeles Kings in 2015-16. The Ducks have $18.85M in cap space and $5.25M salary. John Klingberg could be traded for futures. Luca has previously talked about his love for California. His family bought a house in LA several years ago.
Calgary Flames are interested in a trade involving Milan Lucic and Juuso Valimaki. Anaheim Ducks are also interested. Calgary Flames have a lot of cap space. They have $9.6M in space available to improve their forward group. They don't have the third-round pick in the 2023 draft due to the Calle Jarnkrok trade with Seattle at the last year's deadline.
