The Flames are among the teams believed to have interest in Capitals forward Ivan Miroshnichenko, according to The Fourth Period.
Calgary has plenty of company. Vancouver, Seattle, Los Angeles and Philadelphia are also in the mix, among others.
Jeff Marek already set the bar, saying the price should be a first-round pick at a minimum.
That's a steep number for a 22-year-old who has dressed for only three games this season.
He has one goal in that span, scored on the power play, and carries a $925,000 cap hit.
Calgary's interest makes sense. The Flames have scored only 28 goals in 11 games.
Joel Farabee leads the Flames with 11 points, and no one has more than four goals
Joel Farabee leads the team with 11 points, and nobody on the roster has more than four goals.
Conroy has young pieces to work with. Aydar Suniev has three goals in eight games.
Brennan Othmann is still searching for his first point after five games.
Samuel Honzek is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
If I'm Craig Conroy, I'm offering a young forward before I ever put a first on the table. Matvei Gridin, though, should be off limits.
Paying a first for three games of tape is like buying a house after one walkthrough at night. You might love it, but you haven't seen the cracks.
Spencer Carbery's Capitals are 7-4-0 after Wednesday's 5-2 win over Philadelphia, so Chris Patrick doesn't need to rush anything.
The other end of the ice is just as concerning. Calgary is allowing 3.7 goals per game, and a scorer won't fix that.
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And with Devin Cooley leaving Wednesday's game with an injury, Conroy may have bigger priorities in the crease.
So does Calgary win a bidding war against four other teams, or does it blink first?
The Flames host Seattle on Friday, one of the teams they're competing with for Miroshnichenko. That matchup just got a little more interesting.
Should the Flames pay a first-round pick for Ivan Miroshnichenko?
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