Comments on: Flames coach Hartley: ‘We need to get some answers here’ http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/18/flames-coach-hartley-we-need-to-get-some-answers-here/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 21:13:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: atwatercrushesokoye http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/18/flames-coach-hartley-we-need-to-get-some-answers-here/comment-page-1/#comment-139818 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:01:50 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1123195#comment-139818 Yes they’re 3 points out but they’ve got 1-3 games in hand with every team above them so it’s a little early to panic. Now onto the players you mentioned, Iginla is struggling so much right now, as long as that continues I’m not sure how much of a market there is for him right now. It’s believed that the Flames will keep Kipper here because they want him to mentor Karri Ramo when he comes back to North America next season, because of that it’s probably one calendar year too early to speculate on him being traded, and it’s also thought that he’ll retire when his contract runs out after next season, not sure if there will be much of a trade return to be had. And that leaves us with Bouwmeester, he’d probably get the biggest return in a trade at this point BUT with the implementation of Hartley’s system this year Bouwmeester is finally starting to show the offensive abilities they envisioned when they signed him, unless they’re going to start an Oilers style rebuild (which they won’t) I don’t see any way they actually trade him.

Oh and let’s not forget the elephant in the room here, all 3 have no trade clauses so unless they decide they want to be traded it won’t happen.

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