Through 35 games played this season, Duchene has recorded 24 points, with seven multi-point efforts. In 11 of 35 games this season, Duchene has scored - and in one of those games he had multiple goals.
This was a turbocharged crowd that locked in for the final regular season match-up between two great division rivals from the moment the puck dropped. The fans welcomed back trade-deadline reacquisition Nazem Kadri, of the '22 Cup team, like he was Peter Forsberg, and they went nuts just for a backchecking dispossession he pulled off early in the game.
If the Flames want to be buyers and try to go all-in on a playoff push, they do have the means to try and make it work. According to PuckPedia, the Calgary Flames are currently sitting on nearly $10 million in cap space, making a move for a veteran piece extremely plausible. In this case, teams like the Winnipeg Jets could be potential trade targets.
In his final pre-deadline trade board, notable commentator Nick Kyrpeos shot down any speculation regarding Rielly. While he noted that Oliver Ekman-Larsson could be on the move, Kypreos underscored the point that "there is no market for Morgan Rielly."
