Think about the package the Flyers would have to send to the Flames. Johnny Gaudreau trade rumors Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames has been in the NHL trade rumor mill a few times this season. The Flyers would love to have Johnny Gaudreau. It’s a lot of support back here in South Jersey and the Philly area, they follow me pretty well.”. So if there was ever a time to keep the native of Salem, NJ on the east coast, it would be before the season starts. The Flames left winger turned 27 this past August. Moderate buzz has circulated on the beloved interwebs regarding the possibility of Gaudreau being dealt by the Flames. Moderate buzz has circulated on the beloved interwebs regarding the possibility of Gaudreau being dealt by the Flames. He had a decent year with 58 points in 70 games, but a far cry from the prior year’s 99 point campaign. Back in 2017, the up and coming star let it be known he’d love to play for his hometown Flyers. A.k.a, Johnny Hockey, the 5-foot-9 winger with a big offensive game, iffy … NHL trade rumors have Johnny Gaudreau not re-signing with the Calgary Flames and ending up in Philadelphia. That shouldn’t be on the Flyers’ radar because the team believes in its kids and the process overall. He is playing them Saturday. 4. However, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving came out and denied the rumors surrounding the star player. Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Calgary Flames (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) According to the latest NHL trade rumors, Johnny Gaudreau’s probably getting traded. His team was eliminated in spectacular fashion in these past playoffs. I’m sure if they were winning every game, there would be no trade talk at all.”. Follow us for breaking news and latest updates: ability to make trades in the NHL next season. SHARE THIS. What might the Flyers need then? Absolutely, and that brings us to a guy like Morgan Frost. And now the two sides should have even more motivation to strike a deal. They could then flip lefty defenseman Noah Hanifin in a deal for a righty with the extra depth on the left side. Johnny Gaudreau makes $6.75 million against the cap for the next two seasons. Trade buzz about Johnny Gaudreau? “We haven’t talked about the trade [rumors] at all,” Hayes said Friday after practice. That’s more than the Flyers can take on without giving up some salary themselves. Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets. Click here to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Myers, a 6-foot-5 blueliner with offensive skills, didn’t crack the Flyers’ season-opening roster but made his way back and has shown why in 10 games. “I’m looking to have the best possible team that is going to give us the best possible chance to win. Gaudreau will come and go. An unintended consequence of COVID-19 will be the ability to make trades in the NHL next season. With the trade rumor mill constantly swirling around him, and Kevin Hayes clamoring to play with his College buddy again. The Bleacher Report says the following teams are amongst the front-runners for Calgary Flames superstar Johnny Gaudreau should he be traded this year. The Flyers want to see the 22-year-old be sound and smart as best he can on a game-to-game basis. Rewind to 2018-19, the mere thought would have been chastised and deemed ludicrous. The team’s younger cornerstones are starting to blossom, prospects are making an impact and they’re all surrounded by an experienced core. A lot of the skepticism around a potential trade comes from the prospect of a shoddy return, ala the Jarome Iginla or Jay Bouwmeester trades. The Columbus Blue Jackets could be another team interested. Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device. The Calgary Flames want to get better, but with just about $1 million in cap space, they are likely going to need to trade a key roster piece to do so. Rewind to 2018-19, the mere thought would have been chastised and deemed ludicrous. The Flames would pick up an additional $2.25 million in space to sign another player or two. The Flyers are in Year 1 under general manager Chuck Fletcher and head coach Alain Vigneault. Gaudreau recorded a point in each of the Flames’ first nine games and has six goals and eleven points total through ten games. Johnny Gaudreau (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) Johnny Gaudreau has been long rumored to have a desire to play closer to his home in Salem, NJ. The key word is hope. Flyers Rejected Jets Patrik Laine Trade Offer Shug McSween. Fletcher and Vigneault like the club’s current state as they mold the Flyers into their own. “All my good friends and kids who I have played with all my life are from South Jersey, so it would be sweet to play here someday. Thanksgiving has yet to arrive and the Flyers are better than they were last year, having shown progress but with room for further growth. Per one senior columnist, Johnny Hockey in a Flyers … His ceiling, though, is excitingly high. Finding consistency through the NHL grind at just 19 years old will be his challenge. Like I said, the time is now for these two to strike a deal. 2020 means different things to different people. In today’s video, I discuss the constant rumor mill surrounding the Calgary Flames Star Winger Johnny Gaudreau! The Flyers have around $4 million to play with but have just 19 of 23 spots accounted for. Cap wise, the Flames are up against it with only $1 million in space and 21 of 23 roster spots filled. By now I think everybody knows that Philadelphia Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher is battling a trade addiction. Right now, it is purely hopeful and for many reasons. One of the more baffling rumors that have emerged in the past few days revolves around Johnny Gaudreau coming home to his childhood team the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored a career-high 99 points (36 goals, 63 assists) last season. If the left winger is available, the Flyers should be first in line to bid for the Calgary star. These dots have been connected for awhile. Whether some see it or not, there’s a lot to like. And would return quite the package for the Flames. Johnny Gaudreau would love to play for the Philadelphia Flyers. Johnny Gaudreau, with his $6.75 million AAV deal, could be available on the trade market. The Flyers would love to have Johnny Gaudreau. Johnny Gaudreau makes $6.75 million against the cap for the next two seasons. Senior columnist Eric Francis and SportsNet analyst for the Calgary Flames dropped a little bombshell that he does not believe Johnny Gaudreau will re-sign with the Calgary Flames and will end up in Philadelphia. That also fits Gaudreau nicely into the Flyers cap as well. That shouldn't be on the Flyers' radar because the team believes in its kids and the process overall. NHL trade rumors have Johnny Gaudreau not re-signing with the Calgary Flames and ending up in Philadelphia. By Jordan Hall Teams are going to be handcuffed and restricted once they get into their respective hybrid bubbles due to travel restrictions and quarantine protocols. The logical trade would be Gaudreau for Shayne Gostibehere who makes $4.5 million for the next three seasons. Philadelphia would need to give up more to make the deal happen but it’s a feasible trade. We’re talking about young, already established NHLers, top prospects and high draft picks. “He’s one of the best players in the league. And now the two sides should have even more motivation to strike a deal. The logical trade would be Gaudreau for Shayne Gostibehere who makes $4.5 million for the next three seasons. Nevertheless, the Gaudreau-to-the-Flyers storyline persists year-after-year and could be something to watch moving forward. Frost, a 2017 first-round pick with a bright future, has opened his NHL career by making a bang, scoring two goals and three points in two games. VOORHEES, N.J. — Johnny Gaudreau is coming to the Wells Fargo Center. The … But as far as Johnny Gaudreau is concerned, it might be remembered as a year of rumors. Since training camps have started for 24 teams, rumors are emerging left and right. Gaudreau probably isn’t a thought right now because the Flyers believe in their kids and the process overall. VOORHEES, N.J. — Johnny Gaudreau is coming to the Wells Fargo Center. Top 50 NHL trade bait board If The Calgary Flames Have A Shred Of Decency, They'll Trade Johnny Gaudreau To The Flyers. Farabee, a 2018 first-round pick, rapidly climbed to the Flyers and has shown flashes in 16 games. thedailygoalhorn.com - Johnny Gaudreau has been long rumored to have a desire to play closer to his home in Salem, NJ. Per one senior columnist, Johnny Hockey in a Flyers uniform is inevitable. No, he did not get traded to the Flyers. Depending on who you ask, the Calgary Flames should definitely trade Johnny Gaudreau or they shouldn’t think about it at all. NHL Watcher: Pierre McGuire on TSN 1200 radio said that he can see the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils being interested in Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau. “I’ve said this many times, talent has no age,” Vigneault said Friday. I don’t care if you’re 43 or you’re 18, whoever is ready to play and whoever is going to help us win.”. The rumors surrounding Johnny Gaudreau are back. At least three teams interested in Gaudreau. Gaudreau said during an interview with a Philly sports station. The Flames are 10-12-3 and have lost six straight, a stretch in which they’ve scored 0.83 goals per game while allowing 3.83. A GM is never quick to give up on his plan or tamper with it to a great degree so early in a season, especially for one player. The playmaking center, along with fellow prospects like winger Joel Farabee and defenseman Philippe Myers, could have a loud say in what Fletcher and the Flyers aim to do when the trade market actually heats up. By Jordan Hall The rumor mill says the slow-starting Calgary Flames could soon put left winger Johnny Gaudreau on the trade block.If so, the Flyers should be first in line.Gaudreau, 26, whose Flames will play at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, has deep roots in South Jersey and has said he would like to play for the Flyers some day. He’s a point-producing winger that can play all over the lineup. Can things change when the Feb. 24 trade deadline is closer? That’s more than the Flyers can take on without giving up some salary themselves. Francis had commented during a recent podcast appearance that he gets the sense that Gaudreau's time in Calgary is winding down, as he eyes a potential free agent deal with the Flyers - the team he grew up watching as a kid. The first big fish in the NHL trade rumor pond is Calgary Flames LW Johnny Gaudreau. However, Calgary is severely underperforming during 2019-20 after going 50-25-7 with 107 points last season, second best in the NHL to only the Lightning. That seems pretty unfair for a guy who scored 7 points in 10 games in the playoffs (including the qualifying round). The Flyers are his hometown team and Gaudreau could potentially take a discount in order to stay in Philly. Saturday is Game 23 for the Flyers. Simply put, the Flyers are not in trade mode. 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With Gaudreau’s elite production back, last year’s trade rumors have all but dried up, writes Sportsnet’s Ryan Dixon. “I have a ton of family [in Philadelphia] all my friends,” Gaudreau said during an interview with a Philly sports station. The rumors surrounding Johnny Gaudreau are back. Whether the Calgary Flames will trade Gaudreau is unclear at this point, but senior columnist and Calgary Flames Sportsnet analyst Eric Francis has reported some bad news for the Flames organization. Kevin Hayes, who said Gaudreau is one of his best friends after the two played together at Boston College, understands this is a part of the NHL in today’s world. MONTREAL, QC -- Ever since he was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the fourth round of 2011 NHL Draft, Johnny Gaudreau has been tied to the Philadelphia Flyers. The speculation started in … The Flames are looking to improve. He is playing them Saturday. Trade buzz about Johnny Gaudreau? One player in particular seems to be the poster child for the Flames inability to win in the postseason is Johnny Gaudreau. Flyers fans, undoubtedly, know well of “Johnny Hockey.” Gaudreau is from South Jersey and played at Gloucester Catholic High School. Gaudreau has two years remaining on his current contract (including this season), which has a cap-hit of $6.75 million and a modified no-trade clause. Jordie 6/25/2019 3:05 PM. The folks of Last Word on Hockey believe a trade for Gaudreau could look like the one we saw back in 2018 when the Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty was … You never know in sports. The electric 5-foot-9, 165-pound winger has blown up on the NHL stage, becoming a five-time All-Star by the age of 26. It has been only two games and Frost is only 20 years old. With their backs against the wall, the Flames took a three goal lead before surrendering 7 unanswered goals to the Stars dropping their series in six games. On Sunday, Johnny Hockey has found his way back into the rumour mill, being linked to the Philadelphia Flyers once again - this time by Sportsnet's Eric Francis. The Flames are looking to improve. About Those Johnny Gaudreau Trade Rumors As the 2020 NHL draft and free agency is breaking on the horizon, the NHL trade rumor mill is in full force. Logistically, another left handed defenseman doesn’t address the Flames needs for a right handed one. When a team isn’t in the vicinity of its high expectations, bold ideas come to mind and serious questions are asked. They’ll play the Flames. After signing Andrew Mangiapane, Flames GM Brad Treliving said, “We don’t expect this is the team we’ll go to training camp with.”. Naturally, the local hockey fans will always hold out hope for Gaudreau coming home.