Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - TSN's Darren Dreger: "STRONG CHANCE" Nazem Kadri Gets Traded 🚨 | BB Clips

Episode Date: January 17, 2026

Boomer, Rhett and Pinder are joined by TSN’s Darren Dreger as they dig into the growing trade speculation surrounding Blake Coleman and especially Nazem Kadri. Dreger believes the odds are high that Kadri could be on the move, and the guys debate what that would mean for the Flames. Could a Kadri deal trigger a domino effect once Calgary moves out Rasmus Andersson? They break down how a full sell-off might unfold and what it means for the future of the franchise.VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/wapuX5-Zh-4#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames #calgary 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.

We've talked a lot about, obvious you can imagine. It's like the Rasmus, does a deal get done? Yeah. Probably. He's got a, he's a UFA. Yeah. He's going to want big money,

that sort of thing. The other ones that seem a little bit further away to me are the Blake Coleman and Nazam College. They've got deals for next year and that. Coleman's hurt right now, but until last night, leading the team in goals, 13,

but still for him, it's tremendous. They, for the most part, have had fine seasons. I don't know Pierre was on one of the podcasts out in Ontario talking about Murray Edwards and he doesn't really want he does not want to rebuild he wants to kind of

adapt on the fly or whatever I don't want to put words in his mouth and I think for some fans they think okay the Rast was steel is done okay so now it's Coleman and would you try I don't feel that way what's your sense on whether does this is the domino effect or is this just the

impending UFA and that business is done and that's probably it so look I can appreciate what Pierre was saying about Murray Edwards but I feel like And this would already have happened by now. Craig Conroy goes to Murray and Maloney and says, all right, as general manager, here's what my plan looks like.

And he's going to have to sell them. You know, when you're moving pieces like Anderson, potentially Nazim Kadri, you've got to have a plan in place. And I don't think that Edwards would actually pound his fist on the table and say, we are not going into a rebuild. It depends on how we want to define the word. I think the days are gone, to be fair, of teams taking it right down to the wood and going through a five, seven, nine-year rebuild. I don't think we're going to see that again anytime soon.

So you can retool and you can renovate and you can change in transition on the fly. So I believe Anderson, of course, will be traded. I think there's a strong chance that Nazim Khadry has traded. I do. And, you know, I'm looking at teams that could use a little bit more help up the middle of the ice, could a return trip to Colorado be possible? I think it's possible. If Colorado just all of a sudden moves a couple of pieces

and don't get a whole lot back, then my antenna is going to go up on what might happen with Cadry. Pierre has linked interest from the Montreal Canadiens in Blake Coleman. And I can understand that. I know that Craig Conroy is fielding a ton of calls with interest in Blake Coleman. But guys, at the end of the day, you've got to have players who are going to help you stay competitive and maintain the culture of your organization.

And I know that Conroy and Company, the Flames as an organization, feel deeply for Blake Coleman and Michael Backler. So is either player untouchable? No. But if we're talking specifically about Blake Coleman and if it's interest from Montreal or any other team, you're paying a premium.

You're overpaying to move. that player out of Calgary because that's how respected he is by the flames. It's interesting with Caudry because he had been playing very, had been playing very well. And you still see him, he's involved. But after last night's game, it's now a, it's quite a drought.

It's one point in 12. Still leads them in scoring just by going cold for three weeks. But the optics look like there's, it's not the same NAS as before Christmas. Can I add to that? Just, our GM?

Is it that bad that a GM that knows the history of Nazim Kodry doesn't know what he's getting? Like is it so bad that are we watching Nazim and going, you're done? It's over? Or are we watching Nazim Kadri going, we're not very good and I'm having a hard time to get going. And yes, it's not going well for me. And a guy that looks like I need a fresh start. It's not helping Conroy ask for more. No.

But he also knows what he has and so do other GMs around the league, right? Yeah. Has it gotten to that point where people are absolutely not interested? I mean, you said that. No, no, there's interest. Yeah, confirmed there is definitely interest in them. What does he got left? Three years?

Yeah, yeah. So maybe you get creative in that. And, you know, if you think of the teams that, you know, again, could use at least a balanced second line center. And I think he's still capable of that, despite the fact that the numbers haven't been there of late. I think he's capable of that. And, you know, he would be motivated, you know, to go to a contending team. I think you get that. But when I say you've got to be creative, I think you have to be willing to accept that,

all right, let's bank on this guy for the remainder of this year in the next two. And then we've got to find a way to unload them for that third year. And that's not always easy. But I think that's why if you want to look at teams that are either, right on the edge of being a playoff team. Nas would prefer not that, not that. He'd prefer to go to an established

contender like Colorado. I mentioned, maybe Dallas. Like, you know, Dallas has got Jason Robertson to wrestle with contractually, you know, as he's expiring at the end of this year. But, you know, they've got money to play with, right? You know, because of injury.

And they have a need at Center Rice. That might be a little bit too much for them because of the term with Cadre. I know there's interest. I know there's interest. And maybe of Anderson, if you get exactly what you need for Asmus Anderson, I mean,

you're not selling off Cadre at a discount price, but maybe you don't feel like you've got to hit the grand slam with both guys, right? Yeah. Maybe you can be a little bit more flexible, depending on what is actually being offered. Yeah, my fear with, with, uh,

quadry here isn't like, oh, you've got to get this huge return. It's like, you don't want to be holding the bag when he's 38. because he's worth something now. Even if you have to eat some money, maybe you get a little more. But there's a very real probability that he's an unmovable asset very soon.

And for a team and a rebuild, you're going to look back and say, man, we could have got assets for that guy. And now it's like he's 38. And like there's not many players that are good at 38. Like probably less than 5% in league history are still functional 38. And it's supply and demand, fellas. Like, you know, we could probably rhyme up. off 10 teams in the National Hockey League that need a centerman, right? Now, some of those teams have drifted into oblivion, like I think of the Vancouver Canucks.

Well, he's not going to Vancouver. Right. I mean, but what about a team like the Montreal Canadians? You know, they're still very much in the playoff conversation. They've got a real sexy prospect pool, you know, of kids that are right there ready to be NHL players. The problem that Kent Hughes might have is, okay, where's Michael Hage?

How far away is he from being an NHL player? But think about this. Again, if you embrace what I said a minute ago and you think of Nazim Khadri being really good or at least good for the next two years, maybe that's a real nice transition window to allow a young player like Michael Hage to come into his own. And then in two years, maybe he's ready to be number two center in Montreal.

I don't know. But I mean, those are the things that keep me up at night is not just the obvious information that I know to be rock solid and sound, but you look for the fits, right? And that's, frankly, you know, I'm kind of opening my playbook here a little bit.

That's how, you know, guys like me end up breaking news is nobody just hands you the information. You've got to connect the dots. And so you look at the clubs that would have that type of need and what they have coming. And then you narrow the list down

based on what I just described on Montreal. Matt, Colorado would be fascinating because Brock Nelson's on like a 40 goal pace and he's their number two center. If you could slide Nazman as your three and push Jack Drury to your fourth line center, like they're already,

you're loaded between them and second. But like that's how you really say, bleep you. And doesn't that make a lot of sense? Second and third line center than almost everyone. That makes a ton of sense to me. It does. And, you know, again, those are two teams that I'd keep an eye and if we're being specific here to NAS and what might come his way.

Yeah, it's going to be fun. And not just kind of moving even past the flames players. Which teams think, you know what? It's been a while since we've been able to do this. Buffalo, the Islanders, Detroit, some of these teams that are like, we're done getting kicked around. We're in it. Let's make a push. Maybe we don't win it.

But for our fans and for the guys in the room and everything, let's spend some picks. We've been drafted for years. Yeah. And again, let's just, if we want to wrap up the Calgary conversation, that's fine. But if you're Conroy in management there, you have to pay attention to what other teams are doing. And the seller's market, which trust me is growing this week. Yeah. It grew this week because teams are in their scouting meetings, right?

So they're sitting in their boardrooms and they've got their whiteboards up. And they're looking and they're projecting all the needs of the other clubs around the national Ocalae. So that's one whiteboard. Then their whiteboard includes all the pieces that they're willing to put in play. And trust me when I tell you that we're not even as insiders, we're not even scratching the surface of the players who are potentially in play. Right? we're not. And I, you know, so, you know, what is St. Louis doing? What is St. Louis doing?

You know, there's Robbie Thomas rumors that have percolated all over the place. But he's not alone. There are going to be other pieces of the St. Louis Blues that are going to surface here whether we find out about it or not. So Conroy has to be, he has to be cognizant of that because, you know, you're having the trade conversations with the team. But all of a sudden, a player pops in from another team to the team that's doing the shopping that you weren't thinking was going to be. available and now all of a sudden you become plan B or plan C with the assets that you were hoping to move.