We Now Know Calgary's Massive Ask for Elias Lindholm
Elias Lindholm is one of the top forwards on the trade market and we now know what it would cost to pry him away from Calgary.
Calgary's Troubling Position
The Calgary Flames are entering a period of uncertainty. They are stuck with aging players on long-term contracts like Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri and younger players wanting out of Calgary.
We saw Johnny Gaudreau leave for nothing and Matthew Tkachuk fetch a massive haul but Calgary missed them last season as they failed to make the playoffs.
The man centering their 2021-22 top line, Elias Lindholm, may be the next player to leave.
Calgary's Massive Ask
Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now found some insider information on what it would cost the Bruins to acquire Lindholm.
Jake DeBrusk is quite a tall ask. He is coming off of a 27-goal 50-point year with the Bruins in 64 games (35-goal/64-point pace) and is looking to build off of it. Lindholm on the other hand scored 64 points in 80 games and only had 22 goals.
On top of what Murphy mentioned, it would likely cost the Bruins a little extra like a top prospect or pick to get Lindholm on their team. In the end, it looks like Calgary is eying a retool, not a rebuild.
Seen first on HockeyFeed - Flames' asking price for Lindholm revealed amidst Bruins' trade interest
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 28 | 167 ANSWERS We Now Know Calgary's Massive Ask for Elias Lindholm Would you trade a 65-point player + a prospect and pick for Elias Lindholm? | ||
| Yes | 61 | 36.5 % |
| No | 106 | 63.5 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||