Dreger: Flames were in on Franson trade

Darren Dreger was on Edmonton’s TSN 1260 on Tuesday morning.

On if the Calgary Flames are a team of destiny that maybe doesn’t add anything via trade because they don’t need to do it:

"Well, again – Brad Treliving wants to add. Calgary was one of the teams that was in on Cody Franson. Not to again the degree that the Nashville Predators ended up paying the price in making that deal perhaps a little bit bigger.

“Treliving is one of those NHL general managers who believes you can never have too many good defencemen. So I wouldn’t be surprised to see Calgary add in that sense.

“But you’re right. There’s not a high level of urgency there. This team is fuelled by work ethic and the chemistry and culture that exists in Calgary. We all predicted, expected, projected that in the second half of the season this team was going to start to come back to reality and plummet down to earth. And they haven’t done that. And again, that speaks to the attitude and the work ethic of this organization. So they’re going to be in this fight until the end of the regular season, or so it appears.

“But they have to maintain their path. And I think honestly, Brian Burke learned some valuable lessons, even as a veteran executive, during his days in Toronto. As he looks back now and he thinks about landing Phil Kessel, and I’m sure he vehemently defends that trade. But the Toronto Maple Leafs are having to full-kick into rebuild mode now, and the Calgary Flames are adhering to the plan to stick with what they have and to add the pieces that make sense.”

Source: TSN 1260/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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