Calgary Flames Daily: Will Brad Treliving Re-Sign Here?

Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving announces Samuel Bennett (not pictured) as the number four overall pick to the Calgary Flames in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving announces Samuel Bennett (not pictured) as the number four overall pick to the Calgary Flames in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Happy Thursday Calgary Flames fans! It’s starting to get a little warmer in Calgary (finally). Let’s check out some news surrounding the team.

The Calgary Flames are continuing in their off-season as other teams are battling for Lord Stanley’s Cup. But with the Flames season ending, don’t worry! We’ll still be here in the summer to bring you all the latest Flames news.

I mean, we won’t have a whole lot of news, but we’ll still be your go-to place. Don’t worry, we got your back. Unlike the Flames.

Kidding. Sort of. Moving on.

Let’s start with the piece we’ll be talking about today and that’s on GM Brad Treliving. Right now, fans are getting anxious because Treliving still doesn’t have a contract and the general consensus I’ve seen is that Calgary Flames fans want Treliving to stay. I personally would love a contract extension for him. In fact, the Flames apparently have 50 hockey operations contracts expiring this year. Talk about a busy off-season.

According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:

"Calgary GM Brad Treliving is scheduled to meet with ownership some time this week. The word around the league is he wants to stay. That’s always a positive, because without a willingness to make a deal, it becomes exponentially harder.There’s a real sense of, “They’re not seriously going to get rid of him, are they?” But I think it comes down to the Flames’ offer. If it’s market value, everything’s OK. If not, there’s trouble. And if it doesn’t work out, I wonder if Calgary will take a long look at Craig Conroy. His time is coming."

There were also other rumors of Craig Conroy potentially going to Buffalo. And analysts are saying that if Treliving doesn’t choose to re-sign with Calgary, his phone will be ringing right away for offers from other teams. Let’s just hope the Flames can lock him in.

There were also rumours circulating around reddit that Treliving told the Flames that he’ll only re-sign if Flames CEO Ken King will stop meddling in hockey ops decisions. But again, this isn’t a for sure fact so don’t go telling your friends this and say it’s because Flame for Thought told you this. I don’t want to get in trouble with Flames fans. I like you guys.

Some links surrounding the Flames to get you through your day

Flames blue-liner Hamilton credits the captain for his 2016-2017 turnaround season (Calgary Herald).

NHL Rumors (Sabres, Flames, Coyotes, Kings, Panthers, and Lightning (My NHL Trade Rumors).

Thunder Thursday: Thunder Eliminated from Kelly Cup Playoffs (Matchsticks & Gasoline).

Some other links surrounding hockey and the NHL

30 Thoughts: Islanders working hard on John Tavares contract extension pitch (Sportsnet).

With Nashville Predators, P.K. Subban gets the team he never had in Montreal (Calgary Herald).

NHL loses bid to force CTE researchers to hand over data (TSN).

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That’s all for today! Make sure to tune into Flames Daily tomorrow where we’ll talk about Dougie Hamilton.