We’ll take, “Expect the Unexpected for $500, Alex”.
Elliotte Friedman is reporting that a trade sending Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar to the Utah Mammoth is now awaiting player approval due to a No Movement Clause in MacKenzie’s contract.
Darren Dreger of TSN is reporting that Tij Iginla is not involved in the return.
Frank Seravalli is reporting that defenceman Olli Maatta is part of the return.
With cosmic timing, Eric Francis dropped a bomb on the Calgary market on Wednesday morning when he landed a one-on-one chat with Weegar.
Well worth a read, but the jist is that Weegar would consider waiving his No Trade Clause—if he was asked to. He is now, apparently, is being asked to.
“When I first came here, obviously I wanted to be a part of a winning team,” pined the 32 year old defenceman.” Obviously times change. It’s been four years since then. But I love it, so I always want to elaborate on that part, because I do love it here. If something did occur, and Connie came up to me and asked, it would be a tough decision, for sure.”
We don’t want to steal any of Eric’s shine, so give the piece a read at your leisure. One major takeaway is that Weegar and his wife are a bit uncomfortable with the speculation.
Calgary’s highest paid defenceman, Weegar has five more years after this season on his contract at an annual average value of $6,250,000. His season has been a rough one. So many games have included a lethal turnover, despite the adversity, Weegar has held his head high and soldiered on through what is expected to be a lower body injury.
The Ottawa, Ontario product has three goals and 18 assists in 60 games this season and leads the NHL with a -25 plus/minus rating.
Stay tuned for details on a the return!
Statistics courtesy of Cap Wages, Natural Stat Trick, and the National Hockey League.
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