Calgary Flames: Ten free agents they should target at Free Agency
By Ramina Shlah
3 – Mark Stone
Let’s reunite the Stones, shall we? Mark Stone has been a player on Calgary Flames fans radars since last season. I mean, there’s still time make a trade! Let’s swap the Stone brothers.
Over the last few seasons, Mark Stone has proved himself as a 20+ goal scorer who’s great at scoring at even-strength and is a great option on the powerplay. He’s a right-shooting RW, exactly what the Flames need, and has shown that he’s a top-line player. Playing on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan could definitely fix their consistency issue with trying to find the right winger for that duo.
*Mark Stone’s part written before the Ottawa Senators offered him a qualifying offer, so other teams won’t be able to exactly pick him up. But! If the Senators want to swap brothers after he’s given a contract, I wouldn’t be opposed to that.
Having him signed at $4.5-$5 million could be a little steep for the Flames, but they could make it work. Especially if that’ll complete the top-line trio and have arguably one of the best offensive lines in the NHL. Monahan and Gaudreau have already shown that they’re one of the best duos in the entire league, and the addition of Stone could be a perfect fit.
It just depends on how much he’s asking for.