Flames vs Panthers: Trade History Shaping Rivalry

On March 20th, here's the latest surrounding the Calgary Flames.

The Calgary Flames face the Florida Panthers this Friday for their second match of this season.

But their history goes way back through some big.

Tributes.

Over the years, the Flames have sent key players like Sam Bennett in April 2021 and Matthew Ticketchuck a year later to Florida.

Helping build the Panthers into contenders.

Those deals had mixed results.

Bennett became a star for Florida, even earning top playoff honors recently.

While the Flames turned their returns into other assets like Pixen,

players such as Jonathan Huberdo and Mackenzie Weigar, whom they later flipped for more draft choices.

Earlier in June 2009, the Panthers traded defenseman Jay Bowmeister to Calgary for Jordan Leopold in a third round pick right before.

He hit free agency.

Bowmeister, a top draft pick from Edmonton, had solid seasons in Florida with career highs around 46 points.

In Calgary, he put up steady numbers over four years, scoring 18 goals in 279 games, though the team missed playoffs often.

The Flames then sent him to St. Louis in 2013 for a goalie, prospect, and first rounder.

That original Bowmeister swap ended up favoring Calgary as Florida got a little long-term value while he contributed to a Stanley Cup win with the Blues years later before retiring after a health scare in 2020.

These trades show how both teams have traded blows on the ice and at the deadline.