Hearing Nazem Kadri will be a Calgary Flame� Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 18, 2022
Then shortly after it was announced that they were trading Sean Monahan to the Montreal Canadiens to free up cap space:
Sean Monahan is going to MON to make room for Kadri� Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 18, 2022
It wasn't originally announced what was going back to the Flames in return for Monahan, but NHL Insider Nick Alberta announced:
Sounds like a 1st rounder going to MTL in deal. https://t.co/8DVWFGpckp� Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) August 18, 2022
Monahan had a poor season last year after suffering an injury, but if the Montreal Canadiens can get him back to his 25+ goal form, they will have completely ran away with this trade.
It is a good move for Montreal regardless as it helps with the rebuild, and if Monahan comes back to form, they can easily retain salary and flip him for additional assets.
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