Colorado Avalanche centre Nazem Kadri will play with the Calgary Flames in the upcoming NHL season. .“Hearing Nazem Kadri will be a Calgary Flame,” said Sportsnet hockey reporter Elliotte Friedman in a Thursday tweet. .Kadri and the Flames reached an agreement on a deal, but it's not been publicized. The deal is believed to be for seven years. .Kadri started off his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2009 to 2019. He moved to the Flames in 2019. .His last season with the Avalanche saw him score 28 goals and 59 assists. He helped the Avalanche win the last Stanley Cup. .Flames centre Sean Monahan will be going to the Montreal Canadiens to make room for Kadri. .This announcement comes after former Flames left winger Johnny Gaudreau left the team to join the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 13. .Gaudreau said being closer to family motivated him to leave. ."I still thought about going back and trying to work on a seven-year deal to stay," he said..Former Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers for winger Jonathan Huberdeau and defender MacKenzie Weegar on July 22..Tkachuk agreed to an eight-year contract with the Panthers, taking him to the 2029-30 season. Financial terms were not disclosed.The Flames filed for a club-elected salary arbitration with Tkachuk, who had told the team he didn't want to sign a long-term contract with Calgary.
