Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - Should The Calgary Flames Move On From Connor Zary?? | BB Clips

Episode Date: June 16, 2026

Boomer, Pinder and Rhett discuss the future of Connor Zary and whether the young Flames forward could find himself on the trade block this summer. Calgary has no shortage of young forwards pushing for bigger opportunities, and with the organization looking to take the next step, tough decisions could be on the horizon. The guys debate where Zary fits into the Flames' long-term plans, whether the team should stay patient with a talented 24-year-old player, and if moving him could help address other areas of need. They also discuss what Zary's value around the league might look like and whether another team could view him as a player ready for a bigger role. Is Connor Zary still an important part of Calgary's future, or could this summer bring a fresh start for both sides? Let us know what you think in the comments.Video Link: https://youtu.be/UPREIIrPRPg#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connor Zeri was taken 24th overall in 2020. He'll be 25 prior to this coming season. Two years left at 3.775 million. How does the Zeri story ended Calvary? How many years left? He has two years left.

He's got one more year to prove himself or he's gone. I think the trade of him is summer. Too many wingers. Like right now? This summer. I think you, well, I mean, at that number with the You got to cut bait then you're not getting anything

in return. I think you package him with a second and see if you can't. Here, either move up in the draft or get a sentence. Just turn. I think I was really... This number, it's not a prompt. I just don't know that. You get a lot. I was... Here's where I have trouble.

Because last summer I'm like, this is the guy. This guy's great. Yeah. Let me see something here. Well, you're just glad the team didn't give him the six years, six or seven or whatever he wanted to grow. I was yelling for it. But I'm the match.

I, uh, that's tough. I hope it ends well, but I don't think it will because anytime they get close to full health, he keeps sending up on the fourth line. I think it changes scenery. It'd be great for this guy. It's not great for the flames, though. This is another first rounder. We had high hopes.

Come on, you've been poop long. We did. We did. The only creative guy they have. There's something in there, and other GMs see it, and they're like, who can unlock this? Where's the right place? Can we get him with the right kind of centerman? You can't really say he's played

with a good center in his career because he's been here. Well, sometimes he thinks he's a center. He ain't. It's not a word. Actually, this is that, isn't it? I think it's in the dictionary now. Ain't? And he didn't. If you could take him in a second and move up

into the first round for a team that's like, hey, we need a player now and not a pick. Would you do that? Put on your GM here. Work at all because the flames have like seven GMs. So why don't we all pretend? So you'll be Pascoe and you can be who's the number. Donbeloning.

Oh no. Okay. I'll be the other. Hey, Craig. I looked at my re-bigel shirt today. I'll tell you what. They would spend a lot of time talking about this. Why don't you guys go get a drink?

That's what Craig was saying. Here's the question for you. if it took Zerry in one of your five seconds to get Shane Wright, would you do it? Like that's the type of deal. I think you're going to see Zerriot. I don't want to shame. I would, well, do you want to say it's just

Jerry and Center Rice? I'm not in me. Yeah, but you're giving up on Zeri. Like, you feel like you'd rather have Zary than Shane Wright. You're just being poo-poohy. No, if I'm going to do as a Zary deal, it's not going to be Shane-right. That's a center. I don't care.

Yeah, you know, I don't think he's very good. I think you'll be back and you'll be looking at another guy. It's like, well, now we're, we're, well, you can't say, now we've got another, okay, then find a better deal. He's younger and he's a center. That's why I would do it. All right.

Deal like that. You have to put on your other GM half then. Now you're Bill Guerin. Oh, Bill, Jerry's available. What are you giving up? I don't have room for. No. Okay, well, I think you get the point.

No, I, I'm not, I'm asking. You don't have to get mad. You're saying no to right and that's fine, but I think you're putting too much value for Zari. No, it's more about right. I just think Wright gets here and then you're like, geez, now we're paying this. You're going to just have the same thing.

Yeah, I don't think he's going to be expensive, but I think he's a 3C and you need that. You've got no centers for the next five years. You've got old backland, old Strom, and Frost wants to get a max term deal this next summer. I'm not doing that. Yeah, I mean, it could be two questions here. Can that count for D1?

Yeah, sure. And what do you do with with Zeri? Yeah, that's... Zare had 12 goals this year, 12. Yeah, I'm not doing cartwheels in my bikini on 35. fourth half if we get right. I wish you would. Would you? Can we make that? If Conroy trades makes a jack in a jack in?

Sure. You two in bikinis doing what are you doing? Cartwheels. I don't know if we can pull that off. What's a cartwheel and what's the other one? You don't want a solversault? I'll do it. Some of the sun. My arms don't. SummerSault's what you did in the plane with no gear on. Yeah, Somersault, there's going to be a lot of coupons. I can need a cartwheel. You cartwheel all summer. If you could do a cartwheel. Let's go. Oh, for sure. I could. Look at a December. I mean, there'd be bent knees and it would be ugly, but he could do it.

Yeah. I don't know. This is one of those, how does the story? It's, I don't know that I fear he goes somewhere and lights it up. I don't know that he stays here and it turns around. I had higher hopes. I do not, I don't, I'm with you. I don't feel that he stays

here and it turns around. Yeah, no one answered. Various reasons. No one answered 30 goals in extension when you asked how this is game right. Yeah. And that's telling you think. Part of it is two years ago, you would have guessed them. But part of it is what you said, who the Is he playing with? Yeah.

Maybe if you find somebody to play with, he's... What about McTavich? Yeah, Mason. Could we go get him? I'd love to go get him. Zeri in a couple seconds, go do it. I don't know. They want to do that.

They don't want to do that. Well, they're arguing with him. It's weird. They also go... Oh, yeah, but I don't know that Zarian draft picks moves the needle. Yeah, I'd have to depend on what draft picks and where, yeah. What did you give Zary and your second first overall?

Or second first. Yep. I would do. You just don't have young centers. Gridden hasn't had much to play with, and he's up the whole lot better than him. And that's kind of the concern with Zeri is that guys are passing on. The only...

Right, Coronado's already passed him. What's the word? Now Gridden's passing him. Cuts with the C cave. Ask Pinder. Ask Pinder's in-laws. They'll tell you. See you next Tuesday's like,

caveat. Okay. It's injuries. The availability does not help the stock either. His injuries, I'm like, are you any good? I don't know. You hurt. Again.

74 this year, but that's last year was into It was still, it felt like There were, I agree. Two years ago, it's like, this guy's a rat. He's got some skill, he's got the puck on his stage. Vision, you know, and then you watch him, it's like he's been broken a little bit, maybe by the injuries that he's not as confident.

He's not in a part for sure. You aren't my hot take? Yeah, I do. Get his ass out of here. Oh, baby. You know why? Because I forgot. You ever show up your teammates like you did this year?

Kiss mine. What did he do? You're gone. Won't you remember he did the... I'm sure I had a hot take. You did. I'm trying to remember the game and what happened. Yeah, like there was...

He did. He wanted to pass. I flipped. Yes. Yes. He didn't get a pass from his teammate and was, I'm open. Yeah, he made a scene and I'm like,

who the, are you? I see that a lot in U-11. I don't know if it's a generational thing. That's a shitty coach. He bench those bastards. You 11. Yeah. There's the games played 63, 54 74.

Is he a teammate of Stanky? Yeah, he would have been, right? Cambridge. Send him there. That, you know what? I'm not even joking. That would be a place he could survive. That would be a place he might build his absence.

It's weird of someone. Sasker, I mean, keep him. He's a Sasker. There you go, yeah. He's been back and forth. Extension, trade him. Sasker, keep him. No extension.

Hooh. He's really done F all. Dudes, it feels like, like Sam Bennett. Like that first one, it was really like, yes. Like that's what goes through my mind. But Bennett was a higher first rounder. It's diet Sam Bennett.

It's not, the expectation wasn't as high. The ceiling isn't as high. But you get a glimmer early. You think it's going to be a core piece. And then you watch him struggle to impact the game at all and continue to fall on the depth chart because he's not out playing guys. Does he the same? As we talk about in Carol,

Let's see. It's all fresh in our mind. Got that dog in him. You watch Stankovin and Jackson Blake. Does Zeri have that DNA in him? Not as much as those guys. I think he's got some go. There's some mustard there, but sometimes it takes leaving to embrace that. I didn't think Sam embraced that until he left and away.

Why does it have to be? Can the flames not change instead of the player going to a difference? I think it's just expectations. Sometimes. At some point, you've got to be tired of, well, we got to move them because it's not going to happen here. Well, shit. I'll tell you, it's these. Oscar is a good coach.

But sometimes you just get lumped into a spot with a coach. And there's F all you can do to break out a day. And I'll say this, they have so many bleeping winners, guys. Too many ways. Like, there are teams that could use Conner's area in their top nine here. If Fairbys and the Colons and the Greenland and the McTavish sweepstakes, then, you got it. Sorry, I'm going to have to call your wife, Connie. And D's not going to like it, but they've got to be in the Shane right business too.

If you can find centers under 25, you have to take kicks to the tire. It's not going to be expensive.